🧙‍♂️Guest: @houmanhemmati

Houman inspected the new LA County Ballot Processing Center @LACountyRRCC (thanks to @DCLogan). We discuss what he saw.

00:00 Introduction to Election Integrity Concerns

03:02 The Santa Monica and Malibu Ballot Issue

05:59 Transparency in the LA County Ballot Processing Center

09:03 Software and Security in Ballot Counting

12:01 The Process of Remaking Ballots

15:00 Observations and Recommendations for Election Transparency

21:29 Understanding Voter Registration Fraud

25:32 The Importance of Voter Confidence

29:17 Designing a Secure Blockchain Voting System

35:32 The Role of Technology in Elections

39:27 Reforming the Election System

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🧙‍♂️Guest: @a16z (ish) @a16zcrypto (ish)

00:00 Introduction to the a16z State of Crypto Report

07:18 Developer Interest and Builder Energy

12:41 Mobile Wallet Usage and Global Adoption

18:25 Political Landscape and Crypto Regulation

23:23 Stablecoins: The New Financial Power

31:07 DeFi's Resilience and Growth

39:05 AI and Crypto: A Symbiotic Relationship

46:49 Future Innovations in Blockchain Applications

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Guest: @kenjonmiyachi http://bitmindlabs.ai @BitMindAI 00:00 Introduction to Deep Fake Detection and Bittensor 02:53 The Rise of AI-Generated Content 05:45 User Interaction and Accessibility of Bittensor 09:06 Decentralization and Censorship Concerns 11:45 Improving Detection Models and Accuracy 15:00 Understanding Detection Algorithms 17:52 Bittensor's Structure and Incentive Mechanisms 21:04 Mitigating Gaming and Ensuring Fairness 23:58 Future Considerations and Economic Sustainability 30:32 Building Sustainable Business Models in AI 32:27 Monetizing AI Commodities: The Paywall Dilemma 35:14 Creating Scalable Applications for Bittensor 38:07 The Dream Scenario: Partnerships with Big Tech 41:06 Competing with Centralized AI Giants 45:50 The Importance of Consumer Tools for Deepfake Detection 46:24 Dynamic Tao: A Marketplace for Subnet Rewards 56:26 The Future of dTao and Market Forces Get a Ledger: http://shop.ledger.com/HashRate Messari Pro (15% off code): MARKJEFFREY15 Start your opnet journey: http://opnet.org Also Available on YouTube / Apple / Amazon / Spotify