AI is NEAR: Why AI OG Wants to Build a Blockchain for AI - Illia Polosukhin, NEAR Protocol, Ep. 259

Today Jason is joined by NEAR Protocol Co-Founder, Illia Polosukhin to discuss the future of AI and blockchain technology. In this episode they discuss: The early days of NEAR AI x Crypto verticals User-AI NEAR's AI R&D lab Why NEAR is well positioned for AI x Crypto And much more! Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. -- Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (12:00) NEAR Protocol early days (16:06) Crypto/AI verticals (22:27) User-AI is NEAR & AI concerns (29:58) User-owned AI business model (34:40) NEAR AI R&D lab (41:58) Chain abstraction (46:15) Why is NEAR positioned for AI? (49:27) NEAR's H2 2024 roadmap (52:20) Outro -- Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a web3 guild protocol that enables players and gaming guilds to find their community, discover games and level up together. Its mission is to become the leading community-based user acquisition platform in web3 gaming through fun quests that help players build their onchain reputation Find out more at https://investors.yieldguild.io/ -- Twitter accounts: Jason Choi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi Illia Polosukhin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kapursanat NEAR Protocol's Twitter: https://x.com/NEARProtocol Blockcrunch Twitter:   https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch YGG Twitter: https://x.com/YieldGuild -- Blockcrunch VIP:  https://blockcrunch.substack.com/ -- Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast ("Blockcrunch") is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch's guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch's podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement.   Full disclaimer:  https://blockcrunch.substack.com/about