A weekly update on everything that moves NEAR Protocol
Nº 152 · MON Mar 18, 2024
GM NEAR community (⋈),
This week shines a spotlight on a pivotal moment for NEAR and the broader worlds of AI and blockchain. NEAR's genesis is deeply rooted in AI, and as you may know our co-founder, Illia Polosukhin co-authored the groundbreaking paper "Attention Is All You Need," [PDF copy] introducing the disruptive concept of transformers to the world. This work has fueled the explosion of AI innovation we see today, from ChatGPT to Gemini, and beyond.
Illia will join his distinguished co-authors onstage at the NVIDIA GTC Conference for the Transforming AI panel. Hosted by NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, this gathering represents a convergence of minds behind the technology that's shaping the future. Their collective work on transformers continues to push the boundaries of whats possible, inspiring new advancements beyond and within NEAR's ever-evolving ecosystem.
Want to learn more? NVIDIA GTC Conference (17 - 21 March) - Transforming AI panel (Wednesday, 20 March)
And that's not all! This spotlight coincides with major strides in NEAR's ecosystem: chain signatures demo, new sharding advancements for scalability, the launch of the Frax stablecoin fueling DeFi expansion, and the potential of zkWASM.
Let's dive in!
Stay NEAR,
Mr. News