Around September 2024, Cubby was laid off by a Bitcoin(ish) company and has been building independent and decentralized AI for the last 12 months as a solo founder. A few products are in alpha state (expect bugs!) but several are live.

This is partially a workshop, but mostly an introduction to what Colon Hyphen bracket, CHB or :-], is building toward. We believe in self-custodied data, models, pre-processors, post-processors, and a more free and open internet. In order to achieve this, AI must help humans curate quality. Without equal access to information, humanity is doomed.

Topics:

:-: Build IN El Salvador, not FOR
:-: Compute economics of running a scaled AI business
:-: Sly, roundabout ways: how AI can orange-pill billions
:-: Data ownership & counterparty risk
:-: High level introduction to Pipes, a protocol-level upgrade to the way you use the internet & information
:-: Opportunities to get involved, maybe a quick demo