Feb 27, 2025
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Tom Shaughnessy from Delphi joins us to break down the AI x crypto
space—where the value is, how to spot winning models, and why
Silicon Valley AI and crypto AI are taking very different
approaches. We also get into agent-based research, the fracturing
of frontier models, and… a birthday surprise at the end.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Start
04:42 Delphi's Interest In The Space
08:20 Initial AI Crypto Use Cases
09:18 The Era's Of AI
13:41 Where Does Value Accrual Come From
20:38 How Do You Choose The Winning Model?
27:08 Silicon Valley AI Vs Crypto AI
37:12 Fracturing Of Frontier Models
41:43 What's Exciting?
46:27 Due Diligence Via Agent
49:02 When To Use What Agent
53:10 A Birthday Surprise
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RESOURCES
Tom Shaughnessy
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