🔥Hot off the press! The fusion of generative AI and Web3 is creating a buzz in the crypto world! 🌐💡 Decentralized compute, zero-knowledge AI, and AI-first chains are just a few of the trends aiming to make AI workloads Web3-native.

But what if the integration of Web3 and AI was financial, not just technical? 💰 Turns out, crypto's programmable finance could be the answer to one of generative AI's biggest challenges - funding for open-source projects.

Despite the innovation in decentralized generative AI, the gap with centralized AI tech is growing. 📈 The adoption challenges for decentralized AI platforms are huge, but hope lies in the rapid evolution of open-source generative AI.

However, open-source generative AI is facing a massive funding issue. 💸 The costs of building large frontier models are astronomical and out of reach for most university labs.

Crypto capital could be the solution. 🚀 Crypto tokens have been a primary vehicle for capital formation for Web3 projects. Could these principles be applied to open-source generative AI?

Imagine a university AI lab needing to raise $10 million for pre-training an LLM. Multiple DAOs and foundations could contribute to a Gitcoin grant, creating a more efficient funding mechanism. 💡

What are your thoughts on this? Could crypto be the financial bridge between Web3 and generative AI? Let's discuss! 🗣️ #crypto #AI #Web3 #opensource

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