Alt Thinking May 31, 2024
DeFi Decoded Podcast

How Filecoin Helps Scale AI with Molly Mackinlay of Protocol Labs

DeFi Decoded 148 - How Filecoin Helps Scale AI with Molly Mackinlay of Protocol Labs
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  • Alex Tapscott, CFA
    Managing Director, Digital Asset Group, Portfolio Manager
    Alex Tapscott, CFA
    Managing Director, Digital Asset Group, Portfolio Manager
    Mr Tapscott is an entrepreneur, business author, and seasoned capital markets professional focused on the impact of emerging technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies, on business, government, and society. His latest book, Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier (Harper Collins), was published September 19th, 2023. Alex is also the Managing Director of the Digital Assets Group at Ninepoint Partners, one of Canada’s leading investment firms, with more than...
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Discover Molly Mackinlay's journey from Google to Web3, the origins and current state of Filecoin, the reasons behind its adoption, the importance of data provenance in AI, the structure of data DAOs, consumer use cases, and the future of Filecoin Virtual Machine in this insightful episode!

Join Alex Tapscott and Andrew Young as they decode the world of Web3 and DeFi with special guest Molly Mackinlay, Head of Engineering, Product, & Research Development at Protocol Labs. Listen in as they discuss Molly’s journey from working at Google to in Web3, Filecoin’s origin and where it stands today, core reasons why projects are using it, the provenance of data within artificial intelligence models, the structure of data DAOs and how they work, some consumer use cases, the importance of Filecoin Virtual Machine and its future, and more!

Tune in to the 148th DeFi Decoded episode to hear Alex, Andrew, and Molly discuss all things Protocol Labs and Web3. What was Molly’s journey into the space, and how did she end up at Protocol Labs? What did Filecoin seek to do in the early days, and where is it today? Why was the Filecoin Virtual Machine launch so important?

TIMESTAMPS
[0:00] Introduction
[3:48] Molly’s Journey
[7:59] Filecoin’s Origin & Growth
[13:43] Why Projects Use Filecoin & IPFS
[19:14] Provenance of Data with AI Models
[24:12] Data DAOs [27:57] Consumer Use Cases
[33:01] Labeled Data
[34:54] FVM Importance & Its Future
[43:18] Conclusion

 

 

Part of Ninepoint’s DeFi Decoded Podcast Series. Available at Google, Apple, and Spotify Podcasts.

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