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AI is NEAR: Why AI OG Wants to Build a Blockchain for AI - Illia Polosukhin, NEAR Protocol, Ep. 259

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Exploring the History of the Near Platform and Connections to AI Activities

Exploration of how the platform got its name NIR, its evolution from NIR AI, and the links with AI mentioned in the book Singularity. The discussion includes founder backgrounds, transitions from research to business, and projects such as Near Crowd and Edge Intelligence Collective.

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