AI
Coinbase CEO Says Pausing ChatGPT Progress Is a 'Bad Idea'
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted in part on Thursday that a temporary halt to developments in ChatGPT would be a "bad idea." Armstrong went on to write, "Don’t ever let fear stop progress, and be wary of anyone trying to capture control in some central authority." "The Hash" panel weighs in on the debate swirling around the potential ethical dilemmas of artificial intelligence.

Unstoppable Domains Launches AI-Generated Avatars
The Web3 domain provider is helping users enhance their digital identities through AI avatars that can be minted as NFTs on Polygon.

AI-Focused Crypto Protocol Fetch.ai Raises $40M to Deploy Decentralized Machine Learning
The funding marks yet another investment by market maker DWF Labs, its sixth this month.

Illia Polosukhin: Building Near's Blockchain, Embedding AI
The co-founder, a speaker at CoinDesk’s Consensus festival, said Near is taking on Ethereum and already boasts 25 million accounts and 446,000 daily transactions.

This Ukrainian Startup Is Looking to Automate Crypto Crime Reporting Using Smart Contracts, AI
The project allows users to report cryptocurrency wallets related to scams, sanctions violations, terrorism financing and other crimes.

Protocol Labs Exec on Future of Filecoin
The Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM) network upgrade went live last week, introducing smart contracts and enabling developers to design dapps on Filecoin, a decentralized file storage network. Molly Mackinlay, Head of Engineering at Protocol Labs, the company behind Filecoin, discusses what FVM brings to the Filecoin community and the broader crypto ecosystem. Plus, insights into Filecoin's space and AI projects.

3 Lessons Web3 Founders Can Take From ChatGPT’s Success
As GPT-4 takes the world by storm, crypto can learn from how artificial intelligence has attracted users.

The NFT Louvre Exhibit That Wasn't: Untangling the Public Mess of a Non-Event
Last week, AI artist Claire Silver announced her NFTs would be displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris – which The Louvre denied shortly after. Here's what happened.

The Truth About Artificial Intelligence and Creativity
Artificial intelligence allows creators to be creative, but even sophisticated AIs are really just an advanced form of copying, says David Z. Morris. This feature is part of CoinDesk's Culture Week.

Meta’s NFTease and AI’s Impact on Web3
Meta Platforms ended its support for NFTs, which could hinder Web3 creators.

