BTC148: Bitcoin and AI w/ Guy Swann (Bitcoin Podcast)
20 September 2023 - 1 hour 33 minsPreston Pysh and Guy Swann's conversation covers the fascinating attributes about AI, the counterintuitive nature of AI and how the need for specialized models will create a rich ecosystem of decentralizing forces around countless models and resourcing requests.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
01:24 - What is at the intersection of AI and Bitcoin?
19:12 - How AI is able to synthesize enormous amounts of information.
30:29 - Why AI models are actually going to be a decentralizing force.
32:37 - What incentives will attract the most data?
40:06 - Why training models from scratch isn't the most optimal path.
52:52 - Guy's thoughts on Sam Altman's World Coin.
01:03:58 - Why...
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