Making the Internet AI-Native with Grass | Andrej Radonjic

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In this episode, host Connor Lovely talks with Andrej Radonjic, co-founder of Grass, about the rapidly changing worlds of AI and crypto. They cover how the landscape has shifted since May 2024, from advances in Fully Homomorphic Encryption to the move toward reasoning models and multimodal systems. Andrej explains how Grass is tackling real-time data with live context retrieval, expanding its network through Grasshopper hardware, and building tools like ClipTagger 12B, while also growing its community and evolving revenue models. The conversation offers a clear look at the challenges, opportunities, and future direction of AI and crypto.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

1:03 - Shifts in AI and Crypto Landscapes

2:15 - Diminishing Returns in AI Scaling

4:48 - The Evolution of AI Models

6:06 - Grass’s Position in the AI Industry

7:57 - Multimodal Models and Their Growth Potential

9:07 - Challenges in Multimodal Data

11:06 - Live Context Retrieval Explained

12:11 - The Importance of Real-Time Data

13:11 - The Future of AI Search

15:07 - The Scraping Dilemma

18:08 - Grass’s Unique Opportunity

22:05 - Current Node Count and Future Goals

24:29 - Grasshopper and Network Expansion

28:08 - Grass’s Identity: DePIN or AI Project?

30:23 - ClipTagger12B and Video Search Innovations

39:40 - Customer Engagement and Revenue Insights

45:04 - Future Growth and Market Potential

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