GenLayer Leads Internet Court for AI Agent Disputes

A group of 27 companies has launched the "Internet Court," an open standard designed to resolve disputes between AI agents. This initiative, led by the GenLayer Foundation, addresses disagreements when AI agents transact on behalf of humans or businesses. Companies like OKX, 0G Labs, and Matter Labs’ ZKsync are involved, with backing from ConsenSys MetaMask. The goal is to combine existing protocols for payments, escrow, and dispute resolution into one framework. This allows two AI agents to make a deal, secure funds, and resolve disagreements without human intervention. This move comes as agent-to-agent commerce is rapidly expanding. For example, traffic from generative AI tools to U.S. retail sites surged by 4,700% year-over-year as of July 2025. Experts estimate AI agents could facilitate trillions in global consumer commerce by 2030. The consortium highlights a gap in current systems: handling disputes. Existing protocols cover parts of a transaction but not contractual disagreements. Traditional courts are also too slow for machine-speed disputes, with U.S. civil cases taking an average of 344 days to resolve. The Internet Court links various protocols across the entire lifecycle of an AI agent deal, from identity and negotiation to payments and dispute resolution. GenLayer's technology uses decentralized AI.