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This is the 92nd edition of The Web3 + AI Daily - your definitive guide to the intersection of blockchain and AI. After all the fearmongering we've heard from AI leaders over the last few days, today I want to share more positive news and bring the focus back to the convergence of Web3 and AI.
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What’s Hot in Web3 + AI?
Microsoft Seeks Public Approval of AI Code of Conduct
You may have missed this story amid the blind panic spread by Anthropic‘s Dario Amodei, OpenAI‘s Sam Altman, and the likes lately. While they continue to incite fears while actually pursuing regulatory capture and antitrust waiver, Microsoft doubles down on a much wiser approach to commercializing their AI products - by designing them around users’ needs and requirements.
On Monday, Mustafa Suleyman published a draft Code of Conduct - a document that will shape the future Microsoft AI models, and asked the public for feedback:
This document outlines the intended behavior and values of MAI models, the models developed by Microsoft AI.
Of course, we have no guarantees that Microsoft would actually implement the suggestions submitted by the public or that the resulting models will fully adhere to the rules set out in the final document. Nevertheless, this move could significantly strengthen users’ trust in Microsoft and give the company an important advantage over its competitors, particularly those that keep the development and governance of their AI systems behind sealed doors.
This initiative is also in line with the AI magazine Microsoft launched, The Humanist Review of AI, with which it attempted to broaden the set of stakeholders shaping the future of intelligence. I told you more about it below.
Web3 + AI Events
Come Discuss Agentic Payments with Me in Sofia
I’m happy to share that I will participate in an IRL event, organized by DEV.BG and Capital.com on September 29th in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Office Tech Talks is Dev.bg‘s event series focusing on real industry stories and hosted by leading technology companies. The September issue will visit Capital.com‘s Sofia office to explore the future of digital assets.
I will give a lecture on agentic payments and the companies currently racing to build the infrastructure that will power the emerging agentic economy.
If you’re in Sofia then, I’d love to meet and chat. Hurry up and reserve your seat here.
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