'Sahara AI' and the Creation of a Fair and Inclusive AI Ecosystem

The “AI | ALL Summit: Future of Equitable and Inclusive AI” conference, is a crucial platform for exchanging ideas on the future of AI, was co-organized by SCB 10X, Sahara AI, and Sambanova. AI experts and veterans shared their insights on key topics such as privacy in personalized AI, the potential of open-source projects, and ethical considerations crucial for building a diverse and inclusive AI ecosystem. This article summarizes the key points from the first topic, “Sahara AI, Building an Equitable & Inclusive AI Ecosystem,” where Mukaya Panich, CIO & CEO of SCB 10X, discussed with Sean Ren, CEO and Co-founder of Sahara AI.

Meet Sean Ren, CEO of Sahara AI, on a mission to make AI easy and safe for everyone

• Sean Ren is the CEO & Co-founder of Sahara AI, a company developing AI technology to address privacy and data security concerns in the digital world. He is also a professor of computer science at the University of Southern California (USC) with over 15 years of experience in AI. He has worked on developing AI and Knowledge Graph integrated with language models. He also shared his observations on the increasing capabilities of language models like GPT-2 and GPT-3, which can be used as generalist models across various domains.
  
  
• Sahara AI focuses on developing a decentralized AI platform that empowers users to control and own their data. It utilizes cryptographic encryption and blockchain technology to create transparency in tracking data and AI model usage at every stage.
  
  
• The primary goal of Sahara AI is to build a system that allows users to easily and securely create and utilize AI without relying on large technology companies.

Core Technologies of Sahara AI

• Fully Homomorphic Encryption: This technology enables the processing of encrypted data without the need for decryption.
  
  
• Blockchain Technology: Used to record and verify ownership of data and AI models.

Sahara AI's Products

Sahara AI's main product focuses on creating Personalized AI Agents, which are digital representations of users. Personal data is used to train the models to enhance the quality of the AI system. This product prioritizes strict data privacy and can be divided into several main products:

• A marketplace for buying and selling data and AI models.
  
  
• A platform for building and training AI models.
  
  
• A profit-sharing system from the use of AI models.

Future Plans of Sahara AI

Sahara AI's future plans include expanding its business to international markets and building an ecosystem of AI developers and users.

In closing, Sean mentioned market expansion and the preparation for launching new products that will enable general users to access and utilize the Sahara AI platform more easily. SCB 10X also joined as an investor in Sahara AI's Series A funding round. They have plans for global business expansion and are looking for experts from various fields to join the Sahara AI team in the future.

Watch this session on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZLuA3XTVKHc?si=gIj_cKxFSE9oHpqr