# Bringing AI to crypto is imperative, not optional

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2023-09-25
- **Theme:** Crypto & DePIN — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/
- **Source:** Greg Osuri, Founder and CEO of Akash Network (Proof of Coverage)
- **Watch at:** 00:30:37 — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greg-osuri-founder-and-ceo-of-akash-network/id1645459705?i=1000629088449
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/2023-09-25-bringing-ai-to-crypto-is-imperative-not-optional-adn4/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Bringing AI to crypto is imperative, not optional," Greg Osuri, Founder and CEO of Akash Network (Proof of Coverage), 25 Sept 2023, 00:30:37. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greg-osuri-founder-and-ceo-of-akash-network/id1645459705?i=1000629088449

## Quote — verbatim

> So I think crypto is going to play a critical role and people are going to realize that sooner than later. And now we have an incredible opportunity. AI is a new industry and a new industry that's post crypto. So we have to bring AI to crypto. I don't think it's an option. It's more imperative at this point.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

His closing thesis, after mapping the decentralized ML stack: Gensyn (training), BitTensor (incentivized evals), data marketplaces (IP-safe training data), provenance.