Web3 is based on the premise that each internet user will have a unique internet identifier, like an email address, that can be natively linked to any piece of software and stored on a blockchain. As part of someone’s “decentralized identity,” a portion of a person’s online activity would then be “on chain,” meaning that it would be public and easily searchable via their individual crypto wallet.
With such decentralized identity — a readable history unique to each person — one’s crypto wallet would function as a sort of profile, similar to Facebook or LinkedIn. But unlike web2 profiles, decentralized identities are backed by hard evidence: a permanent, timestamped record of a person’s accomplishments, contributions, interests, and activities to date. Read More
Daily Archives: November 19, 2021
AWS makes AI and machine learning tangible with first major art debut at Smithsonian
Amazon Web Services Inc. has commissioned its first-ever major art piece, a site-specific sculpture powered by artificial intelligence and designed by artist and architect Suchi Reddy that will be the centerpiece of the Smithsonian’s “Futures” exhibit.
The artwork, called “me + you,” was unveiled today in the 90-foot-tall central rotunda of the Smithsonian’s historic Arts and Industries Building in Washinton, D.C. It’s an important locale as America’s first national museum and because the interactive sculpture itself is nearly two stories tall. Read More
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