Sahara co-founder Sean Ren, a computer science professor at the University of Southern California, says his tech can help workers and businesses get compensated for their knowledge, data and expertise in the age of AI.
The Protocol: CZ’s out, Altman’s in, and Kraken’s Sued
In this week’s edition of The Protocol newsletter, we share a few trends stand out to close 2023: the proliferation of Ethereum layer-2 networks, the ascendancy of zero-knowledge cryptography and the appearance of tokens, smart contracts and now file hosting on the Bitcoin blockchain.
FTX-Backed Anthropic’s CEO Declined OpenAI’s Merger Offer: The Information
FTX-backed artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei declined an offer from OpenAI’s board of directors to merge, according to a news report.
Sam Altman, Former OpenAI CEO, Lands at Microsoft
Altman and other departed OpenAI staff will join a new advanced AI research team at the software giant.
OpenAI looking at producing AI chips in-house : Report
OpenAI reportedly weighed up a chip making firm as an acquisition target so it could produce its own AI chips.
Ethereum’s Buterin Expresses Concerns Over Sam Altman’s Worldcoin
Worldcoin’s identity system, “Proof-of-Personhood,” faces issues with privacy, accessibility, centralization, and security, according to Buterin.
Lightning Labs Unveils Bitcoin Tools for AI
“We are in the realm of enabling use cases that weren’t previously possible,” Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark told CoinDesk.
OpenAI CTO’s Twitter account hacked, shilling ‘scam’ airdrop, community warns
Crypto Twitter has warned others not to click on the latest link posted on OpenAI CTO Mura Murati’s Twitter account, which promises a free airdrop.