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NEAR Protocol

How NEAR Evolved from AI Roots to Blockchain Innovation

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Alex, one of the founders of NEAR, shares the unique origin of NEAR Protocol, which started as an AI project. Now, with the launch of NEAR AI, the team aims to ensure open-source AI remains competitive against large corporate solutions. Learn how NEAR is bridging the gap between AI and blockchain to shape a more open future. #NEARProtocol #AI #Blockchain #OpenSource #TechInnovation #Layer1 #ShardedBlockchain

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    my name is Alex I'm one of the founders of near near is one of the layer one blockchains it's a shed blockchain with an emphasis on usability uh but near back in the day started as an AI project uh both of the founders myself and IIA were coming from AI backgrounds and now we're starting a new lab called near AI uh the goal of which is to make sure that we moving towards a world where

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    open source AI is always competitive with the proprietary solutions from from the world Gardens and uh large corporations