Today’s podcast is with futurist, web3 creator Jay Albert! Jay shares insights from his professional experience working in blockchains, gaming, consulting, and we also chat about his thoughts of the future of technology.
Also he shares his latest project, Machine Dreams, an art project that gives a great visual look every hour at what is trending on Google in the US. Since the time of the recording, Jay has expressed that unfortunately that Machine Dreams will be ending soon. Be sure to check it out before it does on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Machine_Dreams_.
More about Jay Albert and his work -
Personal site: https://jonathan-albert.com/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Jay_Albert_
Machine Dreams: https://www.themachinedreams.com/
Lilypad Network: https://blog.lilypadnetwork.org/
ChainSafe Gaming: https://gaming.chainsafe.io/
Jay’s book recommendation:
Blockchain Revolution by Don Tapscott and Alex Tapscott.
Timestamps
00:06 Introduction
03:15 Tell us a little bit about your background.
04:10 Was your environment and family supportive of your interest in technology growing up?
05:18 What did you study in school and what were you doing before web3?
06:29 How did you learn about crypto and Bitcoin?
08:38 What was the experience seeing the disruption caused by Bitcoin in the finance community? Mentions the book “Blockchain Revolution.”
10:23 Can you explain what a futurist means to you and why you feel futurists are important.
12:02 Implications of how we build technology.
12:55 Language learning and tech.
15:00 Discussion on AR (augmented reality) use cases.
17:40 How did you get started in the web3 industry?
20:17 What led to Machine Dreams and what is it about?
24:40 How did you build Machine Dreams?
25:40 Is there a message behind the Machine Dreams project?
29:39 What is the timeline like for Machine Dreams?
30:20 Giving back to the NFT artists and community,
32:33 What are your thoughts on AI art? What are the implications?
37:43 What does the future hold for NFTs?
39:00 How about artificial intelligence (AI)?
39:50 Current projects Jay are working on (see links above): Lilypad Network, Chainsafe Gaming
42:22 How to make Web3 gaming more seamless.
44:06 Outro: Where to contact Jay (see links above).
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Intro and outro music: “Driving Home” by Noam Zaguri via Artlist.io
