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Most AI organizations cannot be foundations focused on improving the world.

In our first post, Data As The Moat, we discussed how proprietary data gives companies a competitive edge in the age of intelligent technologies.

The future of intelligent technologies lies not just with companies creating new AI algorithms, but with those that own the data that makes those algorithms truly intelligent.

Many are waiting for the moment when someone announces the creation of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), assuming two critical things:

Customizing Language Models: The Cornerstone of Pre-training

Customizing Language Models: Harnessing the Power of Fine-Tuning

Prompt engineering focuses on one of the greatest limitations of AI models: the quality of instructions from humans.

Customizing Language Models: The Power of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

The Evolution of Cloud AI: A Centralized Approach to Intelligence

Edge AI is rapidly transforming industries by enabling efficient local data processing, enhancing user experiences, and ensuring privacy and security.

LLMs remain a crucial part of the conversation, driving innovation and shaping the future of technology.

In the future, your personal SLM will be tailored to your communication style, preferences, and information needs, offering a highly individualized interaction experience.

Applied AI stands out in the AI investment landscape, offering a unique blend of innovative technology and market-ready solutions.

Investing in AI Infrastructure is about enabling the foundation upon which all AI technologies are built and operated.

Investing in AI Hardware offers a unique proposition, focusing on the tangible elements that bring AI technologies to life.

Core AI is about building the fundamental capabilities of AI systems, enabling them to learn, adapt, make decisions, and perform tasks that would otherwise require human intelligence.

Walmart's strategic and innovative use of blockchain technology underscores its commitment to quality, safety, and transparency in the food supply chain.

Broadridge's strategic utilization of blockchain technology represents a significant advancement in the repo market and the broader financial industry.

Mastercard's strategic incorporation of blockchain, AI, and advanced identity verification technologies demonstrates a significant advancement in the digital payment industry.

The collaboration under Project Guardian marks a pivotal moment in the integration of blockchain technology in the financial services industry.

The incorporation of the Polygon blockchain into Franklin Templeton’s Franklin On Chain U.S. Government Money Fund represents a significant stride forward for the asset management industry.

The EIB's trailblazing initiative to issue a digital bond on a dual blockchain platform represents a landmark moment in financial history.

KKR's proactive engagement with blockchain demonstrates the firm's forward-thinking approach to technology and access.

De Beers' proactive adoption of blockchain technology underscores its dedication to transparency, ethical sourcing, and consumer trust.

The Home Depot's foray into blockchain, in partnership with IBM, has yielded significant operational benefits, particularly in enhancing vendor relationships and ensuring efficient dispute resolutions.

The largest companies in the world are building unique experiences and increasing operational efficiencies using blockchain technology so I want to explore these initiatives.

Frontier technologies like blockchain, AI, and quantum computing provide revolutionary solutions to the intricate challenges surrounding data

The goal should be to create global citizens equipped with the skills and knowledge to shape a brighter, more inclusive future.

The future of intellectual property should be as swift and open as the internet, propelling innovation across sectors instead of being locked behind paperwork and complexity.

With the strategic deployment of blockchain and AI, insurance companies can address multiple challenges, ranging from outdated systems to fraud detection.

These technologies can save money, improve operational efficiency, and offer competitive advantages to businesses.

Leveraging advanced technologies can offer solutions that restore faith in the democratic process, enhance security, and ensure inclusivity.

The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases calls for integrated and advanced solutions. By uniting the capabilities of AI, IoT devices, blockchain, and superconductors, a comprehensive and transformative approach can be put together.

The daunting issue of biodiversity loss requires multi-pronged solutions, and both AI and blockchain can offer significant aid.

The World Bank reports around 1.4 billion adults remain unbanked globally.

I was recently confirming wiring instructions over the phone - a standard practice - albeit one that I've increasingly started to perceive as futile.

The United Nations estimates that approximately one-third of all food produced globally, worth around $1 trillion, is wasted.

In the world of trading a variety of challenges persist.

Healthcare fraud is a pervasive problem affecting everyone.

Organizations and individuals possess valuable data that, if shared, can lead to collaborative research, improved services, and innovative solutions.

Discover how blockchain and AI fusion revolutionize payments—combining frontier technologies to create 100x more impactful solutions for modern transaction challenges.

Discover how AI facial recognition and blockchain eliminate physical travel documents, streamlining airport security while protecting vulnerable travelers from identity fraud.

Discover how blockchain secures asset maintenance records with transparent, tamper-proof ledgers that enable trust and collaboration across stakeholders.

Problem: Managing intellectual property rights, ownership, and licensing in the digital era is challenging, with inefficiency, fraud, and lack of transparency being common issues.

Discover how blockchain technology transforms travel documents—digital passports and visas secured by biometric data, eliminating forgery and theft forever.

Discover how blockchain digital signatures solve outdated authentication methods with tamper-proof, verifiable solutions for modern transactions.

Blockchain technology has opened new doors for decentralized governance and commercial/social interactions.

In today's increasingly globalized and competitive market, companies are under pressure to demonstrate that their products are ethically sourced, environmentally friendly, and adhere to specific standards.

Problem: The probate process is time-consuming, expensive, and often contentious, with disputes arising over the validity of wills, asset distribution, and other matters.

"I am your biggest fan" is a common expression people use when they meet someone they look up to.

Centralized social media platforms lack transparency, have opaque algorithms, and do not give users and creators full control over their social media data, followers, and value.

Blockchain technology has revolutionized the way we approach various industries, but companies in the space continue to grapple with the challenge of aligning incentives for rapid user acquisition and long-term user retention.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is an essential aspect of American democracy since it enables access to records from any federal agency.

Studies have estimated that BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street together hold 40% of the voting power in the Russell 3000, 25% of the voting power in the S&P 500, and 20% of the voting power in the MSCI ACWI Index.

Why can’t computing capacity and storage be as elastic as electricity?

Estimates indicate that the global economy will generate 175 zettabytes (1 zettabyte is 1 trillion gigabytes) of data annually by 2025.

The credit system does not just affect wealth but also life-changing opportunities like buying a home or getting a job.

The global loyalty program market is in the hundreds of billions of dollars.

Some estimates are as high as 50% of all venture capital goes directly into the tried and tested strategy of running Facebook and Google ads.

It is estimated that there will be close to 30 billion Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices connected globally by 2025.

BCG: “Each year, 1.6 billion tons of food worth about $1.2 trillion are lost or go to waste—one-third of the total amount of food produced globally.

The carbon credits market has exploded to a value of over $250 billion.

A fraudster in California used the $1-per-gallon subsidy earmarked for biofuel producers to steal more than $1 billion from taxpayers: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jury-finds-los-angeles-businessman-guilty-1-billion-biodiesel-tax-fraud-scheme

How do you report a corrupt police officer?

The IRS estimates that $31 billion in income tax refunds were paid to fraudsters in 2018 alone.

Tax credits are a large and opaque market with a direct impact on taxpayers.

Uber/Lyft advertise they charge a 25% commission to drivers for using their platform.

Energy has largely been centralized: a few public and private entities managed the production, storage, and distribution of the vital resource for billions around the world.

I was sitting in amazement in a title office a few days ago as the title agent explained to me they almost sold a property and paid a fraudster without the real owner ever realizing it.

“The only way to get better health care is to get better data and the only way to get better data is to incentivize its release.” - Marzyeh Ghassemi, Assistant Professor, MIT

CNBC: Identity fraud cost Americans a total of about $56 billion last year, with about 49 million consumers falling victim.

A private key is like a password to your digital vault with digital assets.

Layer 0: Enables interoperability between layer 1 protocols (e.g.

A consensus mechanism refers to the protocols, concepts, and incentives that ensure that there is a single, consistent, and true version of the blockchain.

Bridges connect two blockchain platforms by allowing the transfer of assets and data between them.

Oracles provide the data connection between blockchain applications and the outside world.

Vote-escrow tokens are used to vote on gauges, which determine how the rewards and revenue generated by the protocol are allocated.

As discussed previously, builders have always been constrained by the infrastructure available to them.

Most original versions of protocol governance models gave all token holders an equal weight in decision-making.

Public blockchains are built on top of a set of software that is maintained and controlled by the network participants.

The first version of non-fungible assets was static in nature: the data attached to these assets is fixed and cannot be changed after creation.

Anyone can just Google and save a picture of the Mona Lisa without owning it or paying a fee

The core debate is rarely on the merits of blockchain technology but mostly which stage of the adoption cycle we are in

One of the most crowded hedge fund trades during 2020-2021 was Bitcoin