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Policy

Kenya Appears to Have Flip-Flopped on Worldcoin's Data Practices

The country's data watchdog found the project is compliant with its data-protection laws, but has now find different problems with Sam Altman's project.

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Finance

AI Investment Could Reach $200B Globally by 2025: Goldman Sachs

Generative AI has huge economic potential and could boost global labor productivity, the report said.

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Web3

This Art Exhibit Is Bringing New Life to Allen Ginsberg’s Poetry Using AI

The Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles will preview a collection of poems generated by an AI trained using Ginsberg’s literary body of work, supported by his estate.

Allen Ginsberg, photographed by William S. Burroughs in 1953 with Ginsburg’s writing in the margins. (© Allen Ginsberg; courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles)

Opinion

How AI, Web3 and Humans Can Work Together to Solve Complex, Global Problems

Fear abounds about AI, but the technology combined with blockchain can serve as an excellent complement to human ingenuity.

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Videos

Ava Labs President: Curve Finance Exploit 'Highlights the Need for Better Security Audits' in DeFi

Ava Labs president John Wu reflects on Curve, a stablecoin exchange at the heart of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum, becoming the latest victim of an exploit. Wu notes it's another unfortunate setback for the space and highlights the need for better security audits in the space. "Hopefully, one day, maybe even artificial intelligence can be used to more efficiently review their contracts and make it more secure," Wu added.

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Web3

Reddit Returns With New NFTs and Crypto Twitter Leaves Threads on Read

Reddit launched Gen 4 of its NFT Collectible Avatars while Amazon expanded its blockchain tools. Also, crypto influencers shared thoughts on Threads and indicated that they aren’t ready to leave Twitter just yet.

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Opinion

AWS-Reliant Blockchains Won’t Bring Transparency to AI

Blockchain will play a vital role in the rollout of AI, if scalable and fully decentralized.

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Web3

Meta Aims to Recharge Lagging Horizon Worlds Metaverse With New In-House Game Studio

The struggling VR platform reported losses of $3.7 billion in the second quarter, though CEO Mark Zuckerberg remains "fully committed" to the metaverse and AI.

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Videos

Worldcoin Faces Investigation in France; Grayscale Wants Equal Treatment for Spot Bitcoin ETF Filings

"CoinDesk Daily" takes a look at the top headlines in crypto today, including Worldcoin, which was co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman, facing new scrutiny in France. Grayscale calls for a fair process when it comes to the SEC approving spot bitcoin ETF applications. Binance files a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from the CFTC. And, an update on what FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's attorneys are now asking from the court.

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Hype Over AI-Related Tokens Appears to be Wearing Off: Kaiko

Kaiko data reveals that AI-related cryptocurrency tokens, including Fetch.ai and Singularity Net, recently saw their lowest trading volumes since January, following a buzzy launch of ChatGPT that stimulated investor interest earlier this year. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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