S17 E25: Milan De Reede on Nano GPT, AI & Vibe Coding

Milan De Reede is the co-founder of Nano GPT: a service that allows you to access all the premium (as well as free) AI models from the same interface, as you pay with bitcoin (and a bunch of other supported coins) for every query and prompt.

It successfully allows users to experiment, save money on otherwise expensive subscriptions, and build without any limits (outside of the tokens budget).

In this episode, we talk about the origins of Nano GPT, why it's so useful, and how you can get started with vibe coding your dream project. Essentially, my conversation with Milan De Reede finds itself at the intersection between cryptocurrencies and AI: a concept that may become increasingly popular in the future.

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Time stamps:

00:01:07 Introducing Milan & Nano GPT

00:03:03 The Origins of Nano GPT

00:04:31 How Nano Cryptocurrency Works

00:05:25 Nano vs. Sharding

00:08:08 Validator Incentives in Nano

00:10:44 Nano's Proof-of-Stake-like System

00:11:57 Critique of Bitcoin Mining Centralization

00:16:30 The Impact of AI on Bitcoin Mining

00:18:11 Proof-of-Work vs. Proof-of-Stake Security

00:22:18 The Monero 51% Attack Risk

00:23:41 Nano GPT's Most Used Cryptocurrencies (Monero, Zcash, Bitcoin, and Nano)

00:27:16 Upcoming Bitcoin Hard Fork: ECash

00:30:15 The Quantum Computing Threat to Bitcoin

00:33:15 The Blurring Lines at Bitcoin Conferences

00:36:41 Online vs. In-Person Crypto Debates

00:39:47 Sponsor Mentions

00:42:40 How Nano GPT Selects and Hosts AI Models

00:45:06 The "Auto Model" Feature

00:46:33 Privacy and Anonymity on Nano GPT

00:54:14 The Business Model of Nano GPT

00:55:23 User Growth and Community

00:57:15 Incentivizing Crypto Payments on Nano GPT

01:07:02 The Impact of AI on Society

01:09:44 AI's Role in Education and Plagiarism

01:13:16 The Future of AI and Human Creativity

01:18:20 The Vision Behind Nano GPT