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The future of finance is where DeFi can integrate seamlessly with CeFi, reducing the barriers to entries for capital inflow and technology innovation

A DeFi Middleware solution for users to build an auto-compounding, risk adjusted portfolio by accessing Ethereum’s top yield farming protocols Fully composable as a foundation to build more advanced DeFi primitives

Auki Labs is on a mission to help every device and person find their place in the world, literally Our peer-to-peer positioning framework enables effortlessly sharable AR experiences, and will one day replace the GPS

Holoride delivers hyper-immersive in-car experiences defined by state-of-the-art XR (Extended Reality), combined with navigational and car data, and to be supported by an innovative, transparent blockchain and NFT-powered content ecosystem

IIlluvium is an open-world exploration, NFT creature collector and autobattler game built on the Ethereum Blockchain, releasing on PC and Mac in 2022 Play-to-earn in a graphically-rich sci-fi adventure and conquer the wilderness to help your crash-landed crew flourish

Many VCs will provide capital, and not much more Many VCs claim to be value-add, but don’t really deliver It might sound like a cliché but Faculty Capital is ‘built different’ But don’t just take our word for it… “We started with Faculty because we were looking for a partner who would be able to advise us on our strategy and also treat us as an important client and not just one of many In our work with Faculty we not only experienced a reliable fulfilment of contracted duties, but they go the extra mile The team proactively goes above and beyond what was agreed upon if they believe it can benefit the project They are a team that always puts the client first and it feels like they have become an extension to our core team in a way ” CEO, Energy Web Trading “Faculty Lab is not your ordinary incubator It is unique to have one provider that can manage and assist with everything required for a successful project launch From the initial strategy through fundraise, marketing, and beyond, Faculty Lab provides ongoing daily support and has been instrumental to the strong growth of AllianceBlock They are fast and thorough and we highly recommend them ” “Faculty has been a great partner to work with They are very responsive, provide excellent market insights and execute on our mutual targets effectively ”

Long term financial and intellectual capital.

… We make focused thesis-driven investments and support them with our strategic network, expertise, and group resources The capital is just the start

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Is Generative AI the next hype cycle of web3?

Is Generative AI the next hype cycle of web3? Generative AI is a platform shift in technology This powerful new class of large language models makes it possible for machines to write code, draw art and create content with credible and sometimes superhuman results

A few weeks ago, OpenAi, a nonprofit in which Microsoft is the principal investor (GPT-3 for text, DALL-E2 for images, and Whisper for speech), released Chat GPT-3, which stands out: the model’s performance is a giant leap over GPT-2 It delivers compelling Twitter demos on code generation tasks, snarky joke writing, poetry, and beyond In the spirit of inquiry, here is a Twitter thread we asked GPT-3 to write for Faculty on how Generative AI can benefit web3: Web3 is all about decentralization, enabling users to own and control their own data and interactions online

Generative AI, which uses machine learning to create new content, can help Web3 achieve its goals by enabling users to generate their own content and experiences

For example, generative AI can be used to create personalized websites and online experiences that are tailored to individual users’ preferences and interests

This can help make the web more engaging and useful for users, and can also help reduce the amount of centralized control and surveillance on the web

In addition, generative AI can also be used to create new tools and applications for Web3, such as smart contracts and decentralized autonomous organizations

These tools can help make the web more secure, transparent, and efficient and can enable new forms of collaboration and value creation

In short, generative AI has the potential to unlock the full potential of Web3 and help create a more decentralized, user-driven web

Although generic, it is informative and provides a starting point AI still needs human interaction and better ‘prompts’ to produce more complex ‘iterations ’Thinking about it as a conversation can vastly improve the output when prompting Chat GPT-3; in many cases, the ‘prompt’ influences the output

OpenAI admits that GPT “sometimes writes plausible-sounding but incorrect or nonsensical answers”, has input question tweak sensitivity, and exhibits bias behaviour (trainers can influence the output through their inputs) Many believe the technology needs human intervention before being used in business or directly with customers through chatbots

However, this has not stopped investors and VCs from taking a keen interest in AI start-ups, as the growing hype around “generative AI” is one bright spot in 2022 Generative AI is still in its experimentation phase; however, the freedom to ‘play’ with such powerful AI has already sparked new start-up ideas for creators, investors, and entrepreneurs It has only taken a couple of years to get from narrow models to code auto-complete If you apply Moore’s law to generative AI, real innovations are only just beginning

In a year where investors and VCs have lost so much, investment in Generative AI has increased to $2 1bn, according to PitchBook, even as the broader technology market has declined Many VCs are looking for the next bandwagon to climb aboard after pivoting away from DeFi They have capital to deploy and are looking for new opportunities