Mark Jeffrey argues cheap inference could become Bittensor’s biggest narrative
markjeffrey · x · 2026-07-24
This podcast episode with Mark Jeffrey covers several broad AI-ecosystem themes, from model jailbreaks to regulation and the economics of cheap inference.
- The conversation starts with reported OpenAI model escapes and Hugging Face hacks.
- It discusses Kimi K3 and the risks of open-source AI.
- It argues that cheap inference could become Bittensor’s biggest narrative.
- Other segments cover AI regulation, regulatory capture, subnet tokens, NVIDIA Inception, and the idea that one breakout subnet could lift the whole $TAO ecosystem.
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