Founder of GRASS, a viral crypto AI project on Solana, discusses democratizing web data access. GRASS has 2M scraping devices for AI training, promoting fairness and transparency. Protocol on Solana blockchain for speed and scalability. Addresses bias in AI models, compensating users for data contributions, and ensuring data authenticity.
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GRASS's Mission
Quality data is scarce, and a few large companies control most web data.
Grass aims to democratize this data by creating a network of users who scrape and clean it in real-time.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Data Poisoning Example
Websites sometimes show inflated prices to bots from data centers.
Andrej illustrated this with an example of Chat GPT showing different prices for running shoes than those displayed directly on the retailer's website.
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Focus on UI/UX
Focus on simple UI/UX to encourage adoption, like web2 apps.
Minimize clicks and make the user experience as seamless as possible.
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GRASS (GetGrass.io) is a viral crypto AI project built on Solana that aims to scrape and validate internet data for AI training. The name 'GRASS' was chosen for its memeability and metaphors. The project addresses the scarcity of quality data and the control of web data by a few companies. It also tackles the unfairness of companies scraping data from residential networks without compensating users. GRASS is a network of 2 million devices that scrape and clean web data in real-time. The data collected by GRASS can be used for training specialized AI models, fine-tuning models, and real-time inference. GRASS is a web scraping protocol that aims to democratize access to public web data and enable the creation of AI models. The protocol allows users to download a browser extension or mobile app that scrapes data from websites and contributes it to the GRASS network. The data is then validated and stored on a decentralized network of nodes. GRASS aims to provide transparent and verifiable data, ensuring fairness and preventing bias in AI models. The protocol is built on the Solana blockchain for its speed, scalability, and innovation.
Andrej's Twitter - https://twitter.com/0xdrej
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction to GRASS
17:00 - Utilizing GRASS Data for AI Models and Inference
26:04 - Amassing Users and the Mission of GRASS
34:26 - Transparency and Privacy in Data Collection
44:36 - Tracking and Authenticating Data Sources
55:05 - Representing Every Region and Culture
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