What is a Datachain? ft @josh_benaron, founder of @irys_xyz In this episode of @touchgrass_pod, @24_gutta and I sit down with Josh to chat about: > Datachains as a Memory Layer for LLMs > Decentralized Model Training > Importance of Privacy And much more! Key timestamps: 0:47 - Irys' background 3:17 - What is a Datachain 4:40 - Data storage in AI 7:38 - Lack of demand for last-generation protocols 9:48 - Difference between Irys and other solutions like Walrus and Shelby 14:07 - Trust issues with centralized data providers 16:15 - OpenAI and Microsoft relationship 19:27 - Onboarding and Licensing 23:06 - Josh's experience in Korea 27:10 - Integrating Privacy features 30:41 - Brand Philosophy of Irys 34:42 - Irys Ecosystem 38:36 - Building S3 API in-house 42:10 - Adding Private Data Sets 44:34 - Thoughts on Eigencloud @eigenlayer 45:52 - #1 advice to founders building at the intersection of Data and AI