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The Scoop

It doesn’t matter if AI scares you, it’s inevitable

Oct 14, 2024
Erik Voorhees and Teana Baker-Taylor, co-founders of Venice, discuss their vision for an open-source AI chatbot. They compare AI to Bitcoin, emphasizing its potential and the risks of centralized models. The conversation covers the debate between open-source and proprietary AI, touching on censorship and user freedoms. Privacy issues in AI interactions are explored alongside economic implications of AI agents. They advocate for user awareness and the need for a balanced regulatory approach to navigate these evolving technologies.
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Quick takeaways

  • Venice's founders advocate for a decentralized and censorship-free AI platform to counter the risks posed by centralized control.
  • The conversation highlights the importance of fostering collaboration between humans and AI to enhance creativity and mitigate job displacement concerns.

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The Vision Behind Venice

The founders of Venice were motivated by the intersection of AI and crypto, aiming to create a permissionless and uncensored AI application. They were inspired by their experiences with AI tools like MidJourney and ChatGPT, which highlighted the risks of centralized control over artificial intelligence. Their background in the crypto space brought principles of decentralization and open-source development into the AI realm, revealing a gap for a private and censorship-free AI solution. This realization spurred the development of Venice, which was launched to facilitate user control over AI interactions.

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