Welcome to another episode of the DeSci Podcast. Today, we were joined by Juan Benet, the founder of Protocol Labs, an open-source research, development, and deployment laboratory.

In this episode, Juan shares the story of his journey, the origins of Protocol Labs, and how he got involved in building IPFS and Filecoin.

We uncover the underlying issues hindering technological advancements and dive deep into the translational science problem which Juan Benet believes is the biggest challenge facing science today. Juan emphasized the need to facilitate the translation of scientific discoveries and knowledge into real-world applications and solutions that can improve human health and benefit society at large.

Moving forward, we explore the impact of cryptocurrency on scientific research and its transformative potential. Other topics we discussed on the podcast include intersection of Artificial Intelligence and the future, risks associated with Advanced General Intelligence systems and how AGI could potentially shape the future of society.

Feel free to navigate through the various topics covered in the Podcast using the timestamps provided below.

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⭐ Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:32 Background story of Juan Benet

09:28 Fundamental issues holding back technological advancements

14:36 Structural difference between the private sector and academia

21:17 Cryptocurrency's impact on scientific research

30:13 How Protocol Labs is structured

39:19 Protocol Labs' objectives and metrics measurement approach

44:59 Underexplored areas in scientific research

1:02:53 AI and the future

1:11:13 Risks associated with AGI systems

1:22:40 How AGI would shape the future society

1:41:24 What ideas are you most excited about?

1:51:48 Recommendations

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Special thanks to

Vincent Weisser: https://twitter.com/vincentweisser

Juan Benet: https://twitter.com/juanbenet

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