Prediction markets were one of the first use cases of smart contracts, yet their popularity only recently spiked, following Polymarket’s social media spread. However, while prediction markets are generally zero-sum games, the rise of AI models trained on large datasets led to AI-powered prediction feeds and hedge funds. Crypto offers a unique array of use cases as it allows data scientists to not only share their data sets and models with complete privacy, but also access decentralised computing and model training. While Predictoor employs Ocean’s data infrastructure to run AI-powered prediction bots on lower timeframes, Numerai developed its own AI hedge fund for stocks, that recently also expanded to crypto.

Topics covered in this episode:

Predictoor & Numerai overview
Prediction markets
Prediction feeds
Prediction markets in TradFi and other use cases
Implementation of Ocean’s tech in Predictoor
Predictions vs. Futures
Market participants
Numerai hedge fund
Numerai’s trust assumptions
The role of AI
The evolution of AI and how it might solve market inefficiencies
Numerai crypto and how it differs from Predictoor
Predictoor x Numerai collaborations
The future of prediction markets

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This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst.

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