Ala Shaabana

Co-founder at Opentensor Foundation

Expertise: Artificial intelligence and machine learning

Education: McMaster University

Ala Shaabana is the co-founder of Opentensor Foundation, an organization dedicated to the building and maintenance of the Bittensor Protocol: a peer-to-peer machine-learning protocol that incentivizes participants to train and operate machine learning models in a distributed manner. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from McMaster University.

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Updated on February 20, 2024

What the Next President’s Economic Policies Will Mean for Tech

The incumbent wants to promote innovation. The likely GOP nominee wants to protect American business. Both strategies will determine the trajectory of the U.S. tech sector for years to come.

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Updated on January 29, 2024

3 Reasons AI Should Be Open Source

This expert believes that open source AI is the best way to make the most of this powerful technology.

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