This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya dives into the world of cryptocurrency with Akshay BD, advisor to the Solana Foundation and founder of Superteam. Akshay's journey, from launching Uber in India to becoming a key player in crypto. Alex and Akshay discuss the potential of crypto to revolutionize wealth creation. They break down how owning tokens in a project can be similar to holding equity in a company. Learn how contributing to the development of crypto blockchain projects can mirror the financial benefits of traditional investments.

This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya is joined by Peter Voss, Chief Scientist at Aigo, to discuss the cutting-edge advancements in conversational AI and its path towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Peter shares his remarkable journey from electronics engineer to AGI pioneer, driven by a relentless curiosity that led him to develop a cognitive AI capable of outperforming thousands of human agents in customer service.

Tune in for an in-depth exploration of the potential for AI to harness human-like intuition and the philosophical debates surrounding our pursuit of AGI. From breaking down the massive training methods employed by tech giants to examining the pivotal role of open-source in cognitive architectures, they delve into the complexities of AI development and its far-reaching implications for society.

This week on The Index, host Alex Kehaya joins Darya Sesitskaya, Founder and CEO of the super cool Shader social camera app. This no-code AR creation tool instantly lets you customize videos with AI. Darya shares how it blurs the lines between the digital and the physical worlds, exploring how augmented reality can spin the mundane into the magical on your mobile devices.