Trent McConaghy
Founder of Ocean Protocol, a decentralized data exchange platform. Has been thinking about AI risk for a very long time and is a proponent of merging with AI rather than competing with it.
Top 5 podcasts with Trent McConaghy
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Feb 1, 2023 • 1h 29min
Trent McConaghy: Ocean Protocol – AI & the Data NFT Marketplace (V4)
Trent McConaghy, founder of Ocean Protocol, discusses AI, blockchain, and data NFTs. Topics include AI's impact, data NFT minting, data quality, ownership, marketplace users, and data science competitions. Dive into engaging with Ocean Protocol through Python and JavaScript.
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Oct 1, 2024 • 1h 36min
EP 260 Ben Goertzel and Trent McConaghy on a Crypto Merger for AGI/ASI
In a thought-provoking discussion, Ben Goertzel, a pioneer in artificial general intelligence and founder of SingularityNET, teams up with Trent McConaghy, co-founder of Ocean Protocol, to explore a groundbreaking merger of their crypto projects. They delve into the unique aspects of their collaboration aimed at creating a decentralized AI ecosystem, the intricacies of changing ticker symbols, and the clear distinctions between AGI and ASI. Predictions on AGI's arrival within the next few years are shared, along with insights on the transformative power of these technologies.
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Sep 20, 2024 • 1h 21min
Numerai & Predictoor: How AI Changed Crypto Prediction Markets - Trent McConaghy & Richard Craib
Trent McConaghy, a pioneer in AI and cryptocurrency, teams up with Richard Craib, an expert on prediction markets, to explore the evolution and impact of prediction markets in crypto. They discuss how AI has transformed these markets through advanced predictive models. The conversation touches on Numerai's unique crypto hedge fund and the collaborative potential with Predictoor. They also delve into the complexities of user dynamics, the future of decentralized prediction markets, and how AI could solve market inefficiencies.
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Feb 7, 2024 • 1h 8min
EP 222 Trent McConaghy on AI & Brain-Computer Interface Accelerationism (bci/acc)
Trent McConaghy discusses BCI/ACC as a way to compete with artificial superintelligence, the limitations of GPUs in AI, the risks of ASIs being weaponized, the concept of brain uploading, non-invasive BCIs, potential applications of BCI technology.
Aug 4, 2025 • 2h 1min
Trent McConaghy: BCI and merging with superintelligent AI
Trent McConaghy, the founder of Ocean Protocol and a visionary in AI risk, discusses the future of human-technology integration. He proposes brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) as a means for humans to merge with superintelligent AI rather than compete against it. The conversation dives into the ethical implications of this fusion and the potential of decentralized data frameworks for AI development. Trent emphasizes the need for transparent innovations in BCI technology and explores the exciting future of collaborative AI as an evolution of human cognition.
