The Delphi Podcast

Crypto x AI: Investing Across The Stack | Crypto x AI Event

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Oct 21, 2024
Casey Caruso, an engineer from Topology investing in frontier tech, William Wolf of Arch Capital focusing on crypto, and Jake Brukhman, CEO of CoinFund at the AI-Web3 junction, discuss the intersection of AI and cryptocurrency. They delve into the skepticism surrounding these technologies and the critical role of open-source models. The conversation highlights the future of decentralized AI, the importance of data ownership, and innovative approaches for enhancing AI capabilities while ensuring privacy and verifiability.
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INSIGHT

Reliance on Zuck?

  • The panel discusses reliance on Meta's open-source models and potential alternatives like distributed and federated training.
  • They also explore how crypto incentives can improve data access and model training.
INSIGHT

Open Source, Not Open Data

  • Casey Caruso highlights the importance of open architecture and initial weights released by Meta, but not training data.
  • He questions if fine-tuning existing base models will be more prevalent than training new ones, citing startups pivoting to fine-tuning.
ANECDOTE

Grammar Checker Analogy

  • William Wolf compares the potential trajectory of LLMs to Microsoft's grammar checker.
  • Initially hyped, grammar checkers are now ubiquitous but not a significant revenue source.
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