# AI is the killer use case for crypto

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2024-06-18
- **Theme:** Crypto & DePIN — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/
- **Source:** "Greg Osuri \| Founder of Akash Network: Liberty, Community, and the Future of Decentralized AI" (Beacon Podcast)
- **Watch at:** 01:13:34 — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greg-osuri-founder-of-akash-network-liberty/id1626302528?i=1000659451844
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/2024-06-18-ai-is-the-killer-use-case-for-crypto-6evb/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "AI is the killer use case for crypto," "Greg Osuri \| Founder of Akash Network: Liberty, Community, and the Future of Decentralized AI" (Beacon Podcast), 18 Jun 2024, 01:13:34. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greg-osuri-founder-of-akash-network-liberty/id1626302528?i=1000659451844

## Quote — verbatim

> I think AI is a killer use case for crypto. AI is the only one that could turn the press around from FTX. AI is the only one that's turning the government around and embrace technology.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Prompted by discussing Semafor's first positive mainstream crypto story — about Akash helping university students get GPU access (01:12:48); he also notes "without AI, Akash wouldn't be as visible as it is right now" (01:12:05).