Could Bittensor End Up Being the Only Crypto/AI Project That Matters? - Ep. 712

AI and crypto are two of the hottest topics of the decade, but are there any projects truly making waves at the intersection of both? Bittensor, an open-source, decentralized AI network, is positioning itself as a leader in this space, with its TAO token seeing explosive growth and its model challenging traditional centralized AI companies.
In this episode, we’re joined by Joseph Jacks, aka JJ, founder of OSS Capital, and Sami Kassab, partner at OSS Capital, to explore why they’ve gone all-in on Bittensor. They discuss how Bittensor works, what makes it different from centralized AI models, and why they believe this project could be transformative for both crypto and AI.
Show highlights:

OSS Capital’s background and how they got to invest in Bittensor

Why Sami and JJ are bullish on TAO

What the three roles in the Bittensor ecosystem are

How new subnets incentivize miners to develop AI models

Why it’s so expensive to launch a subnet

Why Bittensor was built on the Polkadot SDK

The pros and cons of rolling out EVM compatibility

What Allora and Commune AI are focused on within the ecosystem

How Bittensor can compete with the big AI companies

The dangers AI poses to humanity and whether Bittensor can mitigate them

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Guests:

Joseph Jacks, Founder and General Partner of OSS Capital

Sami Kassab, Partner at OSS Capital

Links
Previous coverage of Unchained on Crypto/AI:

Erik Voorhees' New Venture: Why AI Desperately Needs Privacy and Uncensorability

When AI and Blockchain Meet, How Can Each Technology Benefit?

The Chopping Block: Why AI Will Change the Course of History in Crypto

Learn more:

A Beginner's Guide to AI Tokens

5 Use Cases of AI in Blockchain

Bittensor:

Bittensor’s website

The game theory of TAO

Nous Research leaving Bittensor

Seth Bloomberg’s tweet on “Bittensor’s Network Effects”

Cost of building a subnet

Commune.ai

Allora Network

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:39 Background of OSS Capital and investing in Bittensor

19:06 Why Sami and JJ are bullish on TAO

24:51 The three roles in the Bittensor ecosystem

35:00 How subnets incentivize AI model development

47:50 Why launching a subnet is expensive

50:12 Bittensor’s foundation on the Polkadot SDK

53:00 Pros and cons of EVM compatibility

1:03:03 Focus areas for Allora and Communi

1:06:48 How Bittensor competes with big AI companies

1:09:19 JJ’s take on AI dangers and Bittensor’s role

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