AI and crypto are more than just buzz phrases. At Korean Blockchain Week and Token2049 in Singapore, crypto project leaders discussed how they plan to use AI. Maker founder Rune Christensen plans to relaunch his project with sub-DAOs employing AI governance for coordination and communication. Near founder Illia Polosukhin wants to use blockchain to prove the provenance of content and distinguish between genuine content and AI-generated content. The Sandbox is using AI for content moderation and exploring its use for music and avatar generation. Framework Ventures founder Vance Spencer sees AI being used to train models and sell them as tokens on-chain. PayPal founder Peter Thiel believes AI is a technology of control, while crypto is one of liberation. Roblox has introduced Assistant, a feature that allows users to build virtual assets and write code using generative AI. A study by Boston Consulting Group found that below-average workers benefit the most from using AI tools. Google’s GPT-4 competitor, Gemini, is nearing release and aims to offer text and image generation capabilities. Researchers at Tsinghua University have developed an AI system that plans cities in line with the concept of walkable “15-minute cities.” Stephen Fry revealed that his voice was cloned using AI voice cloning technology. Academics attempting to cheat using ChatGPT have been caught due to obvious mistakes in their work. Meta is working on a new model to compete with GPT-4, Microsoft has open-sourced a protein-generating AI, and several companies have signed up to the White House’s responsible AI development plans. Finnish prisoners are being paid to help train AI models, and the US leads the AI race with the most startups and investment.
