From Ethereum research to a capabilities market: an ex-DeepMind researcher's pivot
AdaptiveAgents · x · 2026-10-21
Parts 5-6 of the thread: after DeepMind, the author studied Ethereum for decentralized AI safety but concluded blockchains didn't fit his aims. He then describes his alternative—a market of capabilities where anyone prices and sells datasets, algorithms, models, or software, getting paid per use.
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