Recorded Live at ETH Denver 2024, this conversation explores the intersection of crypto and AI, discussing the need for decentralized AI models and the challenges of achieving this. The participants highlight the importance of keeping AI open and driven by people, rather than organizations. They discuss the potential of blockchain and Web3 technology to enable new business models and address the limitations of centralized AI companies. The conversation also touches on the role of incentives and tokens in driving innovation in the crypto AI space. The discussion concludes with an examination of BitTensor and the potential for future advancements in crypto AI. The conversation explores various themes related to the intersection of crypto and AI. It discusses the value of outside judgment in rating AI systems, the concept of a hive mind, and exciting use cases in the crypto and AI space. The projects AGI Guild and Morpheus are highlighted, along with the decentralized data warehouse Space and Time. The potential of utilizing unused data in DeFi protocols and the decentralized chat GPT platform MyShell.ai are also discussed. Concerns about OpenAI's dominance, the collaboration between Web2 and Web3, and the concept of zero party data are explored. The conversation also touches on the potential of data DAOs and crowdsourcing, the idea of minimum viable centralization, and the inflection point of decentralized AI and compute. Tangible innovation in ZKML and decentralized data, the importance of edge compute, and the need for decentralized inference are further examined.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
01:54 The Need for Crypto and AI
06:29 Challenges of Decentralizing AI
09:18 Building Better Models with Web3
13:31 Innovation and Value in Crypto AI
19:11 BitTensor and the Future of Crypto AI
24:18 The Value of Outside Judgment
25:14 The Concept of a Hive Mind
25:43 Exciting Use Cases at the Intersection of Crypto and AI
26:33 AGI Guild and Morpheus Projects
27:32 Space and Time: Decentralized Data Warehouse
29:26 Utilizing Unused Data in DeFi Protocols
29:53 Decentralized Chat GPT with MyShell.ai
30:48 Concerns about OpenAI's Dominance
34:00 Web2 and Web3 Collaboration
35:11 The Concept of Zero Party Data
37:30 The Potential of Data DAOs and Crowdsourcing
38:06 Minimum Viable Centralization
40:29 The Inflection Point of Decentralized AI and Compute
43:45 Tangible Innovation in ZKML and Decentralized Data
45:35 The Importance of Edge Compute
46:30 The Need for Decentralized Inference
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