Blockhash: Exploring The Blockchain

For episode 446, Core Contributor Anna Kazlauskas joins Brandon Zemp to talk more about Vana and how they are building a network for user-owned data. Vana is a company committed to an open internet where individuals have control over their personal data and the AI models they contribute to. The company envisions a future where AI models are developed collaboratively by communities, similar to open-source software. To achieve this, Vana aims to break down the barriers of data silos by empowering users to export their own data. By doing so, researchers can access high-quality datasets and foster innovation in AI. Vana's ultimate goal is to create a foundation model that is owned by its users, trained on data contributed by 100 million individuals, and powered by their collective computing resources. ⏳ Timestamps: 0:00 | Introduction 0:36 | Who is Anna Kazlauskas? 2:32 | Bitcoin mining story 3:49 | What is Vana? 5:25 | Data protection & ownership 6:50 | Will AI take our jobs? 7:19 | East coast labor stri