Indivisible
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago -sovereignty and culture at the AI-crypto frontier
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Decentralized Compute for Machine Learning: The Gensyn Protocol
June 20, 2023 21:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBWelcome to the first solo episode of Indivisible! Up until now, we've followed an interview format and focused half on topics in crypto and half on AI. Today, we dive into a topic that sits right at the intersection of the AI-crypto frontier. On this episode, we'll take a look at at the opportunity for disrupting our current paradigm of centralized AI by creating a decentralized protocol for machine learning compute. We'll review the current AI paradigm and terms of access for today's ...
Freeport: The Revolution Will be Fractionalized
May 08, 2023 19:37 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBThis episode of Indivisible takes us on a journey to discover Freeport, a new platform that is bringing fine art ownership to Ethereum by using tokens to represent ownership shares. Freeport plans to acquire and offer fractionalized ownership shares in famous works of contemporary art, starting with four pieces from Andy Warhol. Freeport envisions a new form of ownership that allows for multiple individuals to participate in the experience of owning fine art and other real-world assets by u...
Ovie Faruq: The Artist Known as OSF
January 25, 2023 21:51 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBThis episode features an in-depth conversation with Ovie Faruq, who is better known by his artist name and industry moniker, OSF. Step but one foot inside most any crypto circle and OSF needs no introduction. As a successful crypto artist, trader and builder, he has already established the makings of a deep legacy and is just getting started. _____________ Not only is his work sought after by top collectors, he is also the co- creator of the rektguy NFT brand — which is shaping up to be ...
Patrick Amadon: Grandmaster of Glitch
September 21, 2022 23:06 - 1 hour - 56 MBMy guest today is Patrick Amadon, a crypto artist who uses a distinctive glitch style to bring us provocative social commentary through his work. Our conversation covers Patrick’s background and road to becoming an artist. We also discuss the stories behind a few of his pieces, which I found to be a dynamic vehicle for adding new dimensions to the provenance of this work. _____________ Patrick is a real pro, so he had a lot of insight to share on understanding the game and strategies for p...
Meg Batson: Creative Freedom in Feminine Form
June 01, 2022 22:16 - 53 minutes - 123 MBToday’s guest is Meg Batson, an amazing photographer in the NFT space. Her work centers around artistic nudes and themes of playing with shape and light focused on the female form. I loved talking with her about opportunities for nude photography in crypto markets to empower women in the expression of their bodies and elevate social consciousness around nudity _____________ We also dive into her journey a creative and finding success in the NFT space, including of course a discussion about...
The NFT Revolution: Finding Freedom Through Conviction
February 10, 2022 00:07 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBWelcome to the return of Indivisible! We are rebranded with a primary focus on crypto markets as the ultimate intersection of technology, creativity and freedom. To kick things off, this episode features a wide-ranging conversation with NFT collector, industry veteran and cryptopunk @TappySF. Tappy has been into crypto and NFTs since the beginning. He is involved in many top digital avatar collections and the world of 1/1 digital art. If all of this sounds foreign to you, don’t worry, we’...
TappySF on The NFT Revolution: Finding Freedom Through Conviction
February 10, 2022 00:07 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBWelcome to the return of Indivisible! We are rebranded with a primary focus on crypto markets as the ultimate intersection of technology, creativity and freedom. To kick things off, this episode features a wide-ranging conversation with NFT collector, industry veteran and cryptopunk @TappySF. Tappy has been into crypto and NFTs since the beginning. He is involved in many top digital avatar collections and the world of 1/1 digital art. If all of this sounds foreign to you, don’t worry, we’...
Alex Gladstein on Bitcoin & Human Rights: The Liberation Currency of the Internet
June 10, 2021 17:33 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBAlex Gladstein is the Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) and an expert on the subject of bitcoin for human rights. On today's episode we go deep, exploring the many human rights challenges of the world's current financial system and how bitcoin offers a solution. "Putin can do a lot of things but he can’t freeze a bitcoin account." Bitcoin aims to be the world’s new reserve currency and medium of exchange. It offers a store of value that is resistant to inflation ...
Eileen Donahoe on Digital Authoritarianism: The Geopolitical Battle for Democratic Control
May 05, 2021 16:30 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBToday’s topic is digital authoritarianism and my guest to share her incredible wisdom on these issues is Eileen Donahoe. Eileen formerly served as the US Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council and the Director of Global Affairs at Human Rights Watch. She currently runs the Global Digital Policy Incubator at Stanford, where she is prolific at advocating for human rights-based governance in the digital realm. Our conversation today is as far-ranging as the issues, anchored in part by Eilee...
Stuart Russell on Human Compatible AI: Saving Us From the Tyranny of Fixed Objectives
April 21, 2021 12:30 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBToday’s guest is Stuart Russell, and when it comes to AI you might just say, “he wrote the book.” In fact, Stuart is a co-author of the standard textbook that is used to teach AI at universities across the world. He has also written multiple books for general audiences, testifying to both his range and prolific body of work. Stuart is currently a Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley (where he is also Director of the Center for Human Compatible AI) and has been a renowned voice in ...
Mark Surman on Data Governance: Decentralizing Control to Build Trustworthy AI
April 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBMy guest for Episode 2 is Mark Surman, the Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation. Mozilla began in the late 90s with the mission of keeping the internet open and accessible for all. In recent years, Mozilla has taken up the mantle of what it describes as Trustworthy AI, which is a central theme of my conversation with Mark. Specifically, we address how decentralizing the control of our data (and its related potential) from the handful of top players is a key step for enabling a tr...
Ed Santow on Algorithmic Bias: Leading With a Human Rights Approach
April 06, 2021 00:33 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBMy honored guest for the launch episode of Indivisible AI is Edward Santow, the Human Rights Commissioner representing Australia at the Australian Human Rights Commission. Under Ed’s pioneering leadership the Commission launched the Human Rights & Technology Project back in 2018, which reflects its status as a first mover in the global digital policy domain. We begin our conversation by discussing the importance of using human rights as a system of law to frame our approach to AI governanc...