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Ethereum Builders Should Focus On 'Sanctuary Tech' Instead Of Trying 'To Be Apple Or Google,' Vitalik Buterin Says

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Ethereum Builders Should Focus On 'Sanctuary Tech' Instead Of Trying 'To Be Apple Or Google,' Vitalik Buterin Says Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below…
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  • People are growing increasingly concerned about control and surveillance by governments and corporations and how AI could interact with them

    60% confidence
  • Developers exploring intersections between Ethereum and AI should focus on use cases that foster human freedoms rather than simply pursuing artificial general intelligence

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum developers should build technologies aspiring to be like Starlink, Signal, and X community notes rather than trying to be Apple or Google

    60% confidence
  • Developers should aspire to build technologies like Starlink, Signal and X community notes while discouraging attempts to be Apple or Google

    60% confidence
  • Developers should build full-stack ecosystems from the wallet to AI-powered interfaces and hardware

    60% confidence
  • Developers should aspire to technologies like Starlink, Signal and X community notes while discouraging attempts to be Apple or Google

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should conceptualize ourselves as being part of an ecosystem building 'sanctuary technologies:' free open-source technologies that let people live, work, talk to each other, manage risk and build wealth, and collaborate on shared goals, in a way that optimizes for robustness to outside pressures

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should serve as a space where people can interact free from corporate and government control

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should conceptualize ourselves as being part of an ecosystem building 'sanctuary technologies:' free open-source technologies that let people live, work, talk to each other, manage risk and build wealth, and collaborate on shared goals, in a way that optimizes for robustness to outside pressures

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum developers exploring AI intersections should focus on use cases that foster human freedoms rather than simply pursuing artificial general intelligence

    60% confidence
  • The goal of sanctuary technologies is 'de-totalization' where humans are able to avoid a life controlled by a single entity

    60% confidence
  • The goal is 'de-totalization' - a scenario where humans are able to avoid a life controlled by a single entity

    60% confidence
  • The goal is de-totalization, referring to a scenario where humans are able to avoid a life controlled by a single entity

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should conceptualize ourselves as being part of an ecosystem building 'sanctuary technologies:' free open-source technologies that let people live, work, talk to each other, manage risk and build wealth, and collaborate on shared goals, in a way that optimizes for robustness to outside pressures

    60% confidence
  • Developers should build full-stack ecosystems from the wallet to AI-powered interfaces and hardware

    60% confidence
  • People are growing increasingly concerned about control and surveillance by governments and corporations and how AI could interact with them

    60% confidence
  • Developers should build full-stack ecosystems from the wallet to AI-powered interfaces and hardware

    60% confidence
  • Developers exploring intersections between Ethereum and AI should focus on use cases that foster human freedoms rather than simply pursuing artificial general intelligence

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should serve as a space where people can interact free from corporate and government control

    60% confidence
  • Developers should build full-stack ecosystems from the wallet to AI-powered interfaces and hardware

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum developers should aspire to build technologies like Starlink, Signal and X community notes while discouraging attempts to be Apple or Google

    60% confidence
  • Developers should aspire to technologies like Starlink, Signal, and X community notes while discouraging attempts to be Apple or Google

    60% confidence
  • Developers exploring intersections between Ethereum and AI should focus on use cases that foster human freedoms rather than simply pursuing artificial general intelligence

    60% confidence
  • People are growing increasingly concerned about control and surveillance by governments and corporations and how AI could interact with them

    60% confidence
  • The goal is 'de-totalization' referring to a scenario where humans are able to avoid a life controlled by a single entity

    60% confidence
  • Developers should aspire to build technologies like Starlink, Signal and X community notes, not try to be Apple or Google

    60% confidence
  • The goal is 'de-totalization', referring to a scenario where humans are able to avoid a life controlled by a single entity

    60% confidence
  • People are growing increasingly concerned about control and surveillance by governments and corporations and how AI could interact with them

    60% confidence
  • Developers should build full-stack ecosystems from the wallet to AI-powered interfaces and hardware

    60% confidence
  • Ethereum should conceptualize ourselves as being part of an ecosystem building 'sanctuary technologies:' free open-source technologies that let people live, work, talk to each other, manage risk and build wealth, and collaborate on shared goals, in a way that optimizes for robustness to outside pressures

    60% confidence

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