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The Interplay of Web3 and AI, Emphasizing Data Empowerment and Self-Sovereignty With Hub Cultures’ Stan Stalnaker

The conversations at Davos underscored the growing relevance of Web3 and AI in the crypto community, emphasizing their potential to empower individuals, challenge existing power structures, and facilitate decentralized networks by spreading data control.

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Michael Casey’s New Book with Frank H. McCourt, their forthcoming book: Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age

In this week's installment of "Money Reimagined," hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren discuss the conversations around Web3 and AI that took place at Davos. In particular, a conversation Michael had at Davos2024 with Stan Stalnaker the founding director of Hub Culture and a noted expert on the impact of social globalization on Web3 application to AI.

They highlight the shift in discussions and the increasing relevance of these topics in the crypto community. The conversation emphasizes the interconnection of Web3 and AI and the need to address data ownership and self-sovereignty. They also explore the role of Europe in data regulation and the potential of Web3 to empower individuals and challenge existing power structures. The episode concludes with a call to action for listeners to engage in the conversation and advocate for data empowerment.

Takeaways |

  • The conversations at Davos highlighted the intersection of Web3 and AI and the increasing relevance of these topics in the crypto community.
  • Data ownership and self-sovereignty are crucial in the Web3 ecosystem, and the conversation emphasized the need to address these issues.
  • Europe plays a significant role in data regulation, and GDPR has paved the way for discussions on data empowerment.
  • Web3 has the potential to empower individuals and challenge existing power structures by spreading data control and enabling decentralized networks.

Links |

How AI and DePIN Will Change Web3

Making Sense of Web3’s Burgeoning AI Ecosystem

Hub Culture

The World Economic Forum

CoinDesk.com


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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Casey is Chairman of The Decentralized AI Society, former Chief Content Officer at CoinDesk and co-author of Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age. Previously, Casey was the CEO of Streambed Media, a company he cofounded to develop provenance data for digital content. He was also a senior advisor at MIT Media Labs's Digital Currency Initiative and a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to joining MIT, Casey spent 18 years at The Wall Street Journal, where his last position was as a senior columnist covering global economic affairs.

Casey has authored five books, including "The Age of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin and Digital Money are Challenging the Global Economic Order" and "The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything," both co-authored with Paul Vigna.

Upon joining CoinDesk full time, Casey resigned from a variety of paid advisory positions. He maintains unpaid posts as an advisor to not-for-profit organizations, including MIT Media Lab's Digital Currency Initiative and The Deep Trust Alliance. He is a shareholder and non-executive chairman of Streambed Media.

Casey owns bitcoin.

Michael J. Casey