Episode 71: Unlocking Trillion-Dollar Innovations: Blockchain, AI, and the Global Policy Landscape with Benjamin Yablon
GUEST:
Benjamin Yablon is founder of Orbu.AI, a platform leveraging collective intelligence, web3 and AI for better financial predictions. He co-founded Salt Blockchain, the world's first crypto lending platform, in 2016. He serves as Special Advisor to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) where he helps craft global regulatory policy specific to the sensible deployment of financial and other technologies including blockchain, distributed ledger, machine learning and AI. He has participated as an expert speaker at the OECD's headquarters in Paris dozens of times and has provided expert insights at global NGO events. In 2019, Benjamin was appointed by the OECD to serve on the Blockchain Expert Policy Advisory Board (BEPAB). The priority of this board is the development of a policy framework for governments and industry on viable innovation and adoption of distributed ledger technologies (DLT). Benjamin spent his early career as a practicing attorney focused on emerging financial technology platforms and regulatory compliance.
“There are a number of ways that this tech will benefit humanity.”
THE EPISODE:
Whomever solves self-sovereign, digital identities will have a trillion dollar company says Benjamin Yablon. However, innovation in some parts of the world is being stifled. Are countries that are slow to adopt clear blockchain and Ai policies at a disadvantage? Benjamin shares why the U.S. is losing innovative founders to more proactive nations. Where are regulators and policy makers thoughtfully leading the way? Should this matter to the general public? Benjamin answers these questions and provides an overview of how these technologies are set to impact entire sectors such as healthcare - and outlines why promising advancements are not being explored by key stakeholders. Also, as more fear and questions emerge around artificial intelligence, Benjamin suggests that blockchain will serve an integral role in providing trust and transparency. Plus - what about DLT and sustainability?
LINKS + RESOURCES
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LINKS + RESOURCES |
GUEST: Benjamin Yablon
LinkedIn
Twitter (“Odyssey” account led by Benjamin & Cyrus Hodes)
GUEST COMPANY: Orbu.AI
Website
GUEST COMPANY: SALT Lending
Website
EPISODE LINKS & RESOURCES:
REFERENCED
The OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD - More info on Blockchain and DLT
“DLT” = Distributed Ledger Technology (learn more)
The FATF - The Financial Action Task Force (more info)
Cyrus Hodes - LinkedIn Profile
Cyrus & Benjamin’s interview with CZ, Founder & CEO of Binance
“What Is Bitcoin Halving? Definition, How It Works, Why It Matters” (ARTICLE)
Google Bard - A conversational Ai tool by Google
a16z opens London location (ARTICLE)
Amazon invests in Ai (Anthropic)
What is Hashgraph Consensus?
BurstIQ and LifeGraph
Hedera - a decentralized, open-source, proof-of-stake public ledger.
Lightning Network - scalable, instant Bitcoin/blockchain transactions
What is “greenwashing”?
FURTHER READING
“The Singularity is Near” - a book by Ray Kurzweil
“Web3, AI, and other technologies provide new opportunities to improve healthcare” by Benjamin Yablon & Cyrus Hodes
“A look at AI and Blockchain governance and an interview with CZ” by Benjamin Yablon & Cyrus Hodes
“What is Web3?” by Benjamin Yablon, Cyrus Hodes, & Sandy Pentland
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*NOTE: The transcript below does not include opening teaser and intro in time stamps. Begins at beginning of the interview… powered by AI (so may not be 100% accurate).
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