Ready to kick off the new year with Verida AI?
🕐Today, January 2 | 12 PM UTC (in 1 hour)
Join us as we explore how AI can transform your life!
Discover:
- How personalized AI agents can improve your daily life
- Why AI becomes more powerful with access to your personal data
- How AI will drive the future of Web3
🔗Set a reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1YpKklZDgQVGj
See you soon, Veridians! 💙
🕐Today, January 2 | 12 PM UTC (in 1 hour)
Join us as we explore how AI can transform your life!
Discover:
- How personalized AI agents can improve your daily life
- Why AI becomes more powerful with access to your personal data
- How AI will drive the future of Web3
🔗Set a reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1YpKklZDgQVGj
See you soon, Veridians! 💙
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Where to get data when public datasets run out?
⏳Today, January 7th | 12 PM UTC
We’ll share the livestream link as soon as it’s live—stay tuned on Verida X!
Join us as we explore decentralized AI and the role of private and personal data for AI with Teng Yan from Chain of Thought.
Key topics:
- What is decentralized AI, and why is it important?
- How does private data enable more effective AI?
- The future of AI: synthetic data or private user data?
- Infrastructure needed for decentralized AI.
P.S. Chris will also share the latest updates on integrating TEEs into the Verida Vault.
Don’t miss this, Veridians!
⏳Today, January 7th | 12 PM UTC
We’ll share the livestream link as soon as it’s live—stay tuned on Verida X!
Join us as we explore decentralized AI and the role of private and personal data for AI with Teng Yan from Chain of Thought.
Key topics:
- What is decentralized AI, and why is it important?
- How does private data enable more effective AI?
- The future of AI: synthetic data or private user data?
- Infrastructure needed for decentralized AI.
P.S. Chris will also share the latest updates on integrating TEEs into the Verida Vault.
Don’t miss this, Veridians!
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Verida Announcements
Where to get data when public datasets run out? ⏳Today, January 7th | 12 PM UTC We’ll share the livestream link as soon as it’s live—stay tuned on Verida X! Join us as we explore decentralized AI and the role of private and personal data for AI with Teng…
We’re Live! 🎙️
Join us now to dive into exciting discussions about decentralized AI, private data, and more!
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1RDxlyaDbjmKL
Join us now to dive into exciting discussions about decentralized AI, private data, and more!
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1RDxlyaDbjmKL
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The countdown is on — our Space starts in just ~1 hour!
Curious about personalized AI Agents and their role in shaping Web2 and Web3? Join us to explore the power of AI agents with our amazing guests!
⌚Today, January 14 | 12 PM UTC
👉Set your reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1ynJODymOnQxR
We’ll cover:
- Why personalized AI Agents matter
- How AI Agents are shaping your daily routine
- How AI Agents can autonomously act in your best interest
- Why it’s crucial to empower AI to securely handle your personal and private data
See you there, Veridians! 👀
Curious about personalized AI Agents and their role in shaping Web2 and Web3? Join us to explore the power of AI agents with our amazing guests!
⌚Today, January 14 | 12 PM UTC
👉Set your reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1ynJODymOnQxR
We’ll cover:
- Why personalized AI Agents matter
- How AI Agents are shaping your daily routine
- How AI Agents can autonomously act in your best interest
- Why it’s crucial to empower AI to securely handle your personal and private data
See you there, Veridians! 👀
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The countdown is on — our Space starts in just ~1 hour!
Join us for an exciting discussion on AI for Business Growth with incredible speakers. Are you ready to see how Private AI can transform your business?
📅Today, January 21 | 12 PM UTC
👉 Join the Verida Space: https://x.com/i/spaces/1gqGvNNMDEwGB
We’ll dive into:
- The power of personalized AI
- The type of data needed to power AI
- Practical use cases for businesses
See you soon, Veridians! 💙
Join us for an exciting discussion on AI for Business Growth with incredible speakers. Are you ready to see how Private AI can transform your business?
📅Today, January 21 | 12 PM UTC
👉 Join the Verida Space: https://x.com/i/spaces/1gqGvNNMDEwGB
We’ll dive into:
- The power of personalized AI
- The type of data needed to power AI
- Practical use cases for businesses
See you soon, Veridians! 💙
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Verida 2024 Recap: A Year of Private AI and Confidential Compute
2024 was a transformative year for Verida, as we built decentralized infrastructure to enable Private AI and redefine data ownership.
Key Highlights:
- $5M Funding.
- VDA Token.
- Private AI.
- Private Data Bridge.
- 200,000 $POL Awarded.
- $30K in VDA Grants.
Looking ahead to 2025, Verida aims to expand the number of data connectors, empowering users to reclaim ownership of their data. By leveraging our decentralized infrastructure, teams worldwide will develop AI agents and products that deliver truly personalized experiences, ensuring individuals retain full control over their data.
🔗 Read more: https://verida.medium.com/verida-2024-recap-a-year-of-private-ai-and-confidential-compute-9e636625d76e
2024 was a transformative year for Verida, as we built decentralized infrastructure to enable Private AI and redefine data ownership.
Key Highlights:
- $5M Funding.
- VDA Token.
- Private AI.
- Private Data Bridge.
- 200,000 $POL Awarded.
- $30K in VDA Grants.
Looking ahead to 2025, Verida aims to expand the number of data connectors, empowering users to reclaim ownership of their data. By leveraging our decentralized infrastructure, teams worldwide will develop AI agents and products that deliver truly personalized experiences, ensuring individuals retain full control over their data.
Join us in shifting power from Big Tech to individuals.
🔗 Read more: https://verida.medium.com/verida-2024-recap-a-year-of-private-ai-and-confidential-compute-9e636625d76e
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Verida Demo Day – AI That Works for You!
We’re unveiling Verida AI Beta access — a game-changer for builders! Imagine AI that adapts to you because it has secure access to your private data, delivering personalization without compromise.
Want to dive in? Join us at Verida Demo Day:
Session 1 | Session 2
What will we cover?
- “Connect Verida” Button – Secure data sharing for privacy-first AI apps.
- Verida AI RAG (v2) – Personalized AI powered by private & public data.
- New Developer Dashboard & Tools – Build AI agents & products with ease.
- Verida Vault & Data Connectors – More ways to reclaim your data.
- Grants & Free API Credits – Kickstart your integration with Verida and users! Apply now!
Like & retweet to spread the word about Verida Demo Day!
We’re unveiling Verida AI Beta access — a game-changer for builders! Imagine AI that adapts to you because it has secure access to your private data, delivering personalization without compromise.
Want to dive in? Join us at Verida Demo Day:
Session 1 | Session 2
What will we cover?
- “Connect Verida” Button – Secure data sharing for privacy-first AI apps.
- Verida AI RAG (v2) – Personalized AI powered by private & public data.
- New Developer Dashboard & Tools – Build AI agents & products with ease.
- Verida Vault & Data Connectors – More ways to reclaim your data.
- Grants & Free API Credits – Kickstart your integration with Verida and users! Apply now!
Like & retweet to spread the word about Verida Demo Day!
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Verida AI Beta is LIVE!
A groundbreaking solution that gives users full control over their data while enabling powerful AI integrations. With secure and confidential APIs, developers can now incorporate private user data into AI inference and training — only with explicit user consent.
Key Achievements:
- “Connect Verida” Button.
- Verida AI RAG (v2).
- Expanding Data Connector Ecosystem.
- Developer Console.
The Verida AI Beta marks a major milestone in redefining privacy-first AI.
Get Started with Verida AI Today:
- Verida AI docs
- Verida Developer Console
- Developer Community
We can’t wait to see how you leverage our infrastructure!
- Read more in our blog
- Like & RT the tweet
A groundbreaking solution that gives users full control over their data while enabling powerful AI integrations. With secure and confidential APIs, developers can now incorporate private user data into AI inference and training — only with explicit user consent.
Key Achievements:
- “Connect Verida” Button.
- Verida AI RAG (v2).
- Expanding Data Connector Ecosystem.
- Developer Console.
Get Started with Verida AI Today:
- Verida AI docs
- Verida Developer Console
- Developer Community
We can’t wait to see how you leverage our infrastructure!
- Read more in our blog
- Like & RT the tweet
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AI Hackathon is Live – 1 Million $VDA Up for Grabs!
Following the launch of Verida AI Beta, we’re excited to be part of the Verifiable AI Hackathon. Happy to offer developers a valuable opportunity to build personalized AI applications, securely handle private user data with consent and compliance, and earn $VDA.
Requirements:
• Thoughtful use of Verida APIs
• User consent via Verida Authentication
• A clear explanation of how and why Verida AI capabilities were utilized
👉 Explore the API Reference
Prize Pool:
- 1st place – 500K $VDA
- 2nd place – 300K $VDA
- 3rd place – 200K $VDA
Submission Deadline: May 2, 2025
- Join Hackathon
- Like & RT the tweet
Following the launch of Verida AI Beta, we’re excited to be part of the Verifiable AI Hackathon. Happy to offer developers a valuable opportunity to build personalized AI applications, securely handle private user data with consent and compliance, and earn $VDA.
Requirements:
• Thoughtful use of Verida APIs
• User consent via Verida Authentication
• A clear explanation of how and why Verida AI capabilities were utilized
👉 Explore the API Reference
Prize Pool:
- 1st place – 500K $VDA
- 2nd place – 300K $VDA
- 3rd place – 200K $VDA
Submission Deadline: May 2, 2025
- Join Hackathon
- Like & RT the tweet
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Exploring the Utility of the Verida Token
👉 We are excited to explore the utility of the Verida Token in our latest blog post!
At its core, VDA powers Verida AI, enabling devs to securely integrate user data into their AI-driven (and beyond) apps. The current API payment mechanism is just the first of many planned utilities.
Here’s a snapshot of how VDA boosts utility today:
• Easy API Payments: Use VDA to securely access data via API credits.
• Flexible Payment: User-paid or developer-paid API costs.
• Dynamic Pricing: Real-time VDA price adjustments.
• Node Rewards: Node operators stake VDA, earn revenue, secure network.
More use cases, integrations, and utility are on the way, meaning the future for VDA is brighter than ever.
- Read more in our blog
- Like & RT the tweet
👉 We are excited to explore the utility of the Verida Token in our latest blog post!
At its core, VDA powers Verida AI, enabling devs to securely integrate user data into their AI-driven (and beyond) apps. The current API payment mechanism is just the first of many planned utilities.
Here’s a snapshot of how VDA boosts utility today:
• Easy API Payments: Use VDA to securely access data via API credits.
• Flexible Payment: User-paid or developer-paid API costs.
• Dynamic Pricing: Real-time VDA price adjustments.
• Node Rewards: Node operators stake VDA, earn revenue, secure network.
More use cases, integrations, and utility are on the way, meaning the future for VDA is brighter than ever.
- Read more in our blog
- Like & RT the tweet
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Verida PersonalAgentKit for LangGraph
We’re excited to launch the PersonalAgentKit — a dev toolkit to build AI agents powered by private, user-owned data — with consent, security, and control.
This release includes initial support for LangGraph and allows developers to connect private data from Gmail, Drive, YouTube, Telegram, Discord, and more using the Verida Data Connector Framework.
How Verida enables Private AI:
- One-Click Integration — Instantly link rich, personal user data to the app
- Expanding Data Sources — More platforms supported regularly
- Built-In Consent — Users stay in control of what data is shared
- Confidential Compute — Data is encrypted and processed inside TEEs
- Powerful Workflows — Enables advanced AI workflows with LangGraph
PersonalAgentKit powered by Verida Vault and Verida Network, providing end-to-end encryption and secure compute — empowering private data to drive Private AI.
Get Started: Docs | Blog | Grants
We’re excited to launch the PersonalAgentKit — a dev toolkit to build AI agents powered by private, user-owned data — with consent, security, and control.
This release includes initial support for LangGraph and allows developers to connect private data from Gmail, Drive, YouTube, Telegram, Discord, and more using the Verida Data Connector Framework.
How Verida enables Private AI:
- One-Click Integration — Instantly link rich, personal user data to the app
- Expanding Data Sources — More platforms supported regularly
- Built-In Consent — Users stay in control of what data is shared
- Confidential Compute — Data is encrypted and processed inside TEEs
- Powerful Workflows — Enables advanced AI workflows with LangGraph
PersonalAgentKit powered by Verida Vault and Verida Network, providing end-to-end encryption and secure compute — empowering private data to drive Private AI.
Get Started: Docs | Blog | Grants
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Strategic Realignment for $VDA Growth
Verida's core focus has always been about building lasting value & inspiring a change of attitude towards securing & empowering ones digital date ownership, not chasing short-term market optics.
As part of this commitment, we are streamlining $VDA’s exchange footprint to align with our long-term vision of organic adoption and real-world utility.
This includes winding down our listing on MEXC.
Rather than continuing to allocate resources toward artificial vanity metrics like liquidity targets or market-making requirements, moving forward we are prioritizing what truly matters:
1. Launching powerful privacy-first products like Agent Kyra
2. Expanding adoption via key partnerships (e.g., Nillion, Marlin)
3. Driving demand across identity, storage, and confidential compute
4. Strengthening $VDA as the core behind Verida Network
CEX listings remain part of our long-term vision, pursued only when supported by meaningful usage and sustainable demand.
Verida's core focus has always been about building lasting value & inspiring a change of attitude towards securing & empowering ones digital date ownership, not chasing short-term market optics.
As part of this commitment, we are streamlining $VDA’s exchange footprint to align with our long-term vision of organic adoption and real-world utility.
This includes winding down our listing on MEXC.
Rather than continuing to allocate resources toward artificial vanity metrics like liquidity targets or market-making requirements, moving forward we are prioritizing what truly matters:
1. Launching powerful privacy-first products like Agent Kyra
2. Expanding adoption via key partnerships (e.g., Nillion, Marlin)
3. Driving demand across identity, storage, and confidential compute
4. Strengthening $VDA as the core behind Verida Network
CEX listings remain part of our long-term vision, pursued only when supported by meaningful usage and sustainable demand.
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Verida Vault Launches — Take Control of Your Personal Data in the Age of Private AI
We’re excited to introduce Verida Vault — a powerful app that lets you pull data from Web2, manage it privately, and connect it to various apps, products, and AI. It’s time to take control of your data in the age of Private AI.
👉 https://app.verida.ai/
Features of Verida Vault:
• Import data from Google, Telegram — more coming soon
• Manage encrypted data
• Search across emails, docs, messages
• Monetize your data
• $VDA powers the usage of the Verida Network
Verida Vault supports Universal Sign-In — log in via Google, Apple, Discord, Telegram, Email (OTP), Passkeys, MetaMask, and more.
Once Agent Kyra launches, you’ll be able to grant her access to personalize your Private AI experience.
⚠️The Verida Wallet mobile app will be deprecated in favor of Verida Vault.
All users should:
• Back up your identity.
• Move your funds.
Support ends May 30, 2025 at 23:59 UTC.
- Read more in our blog
- Like & RT the tweet
We’re excited to introduce Verida Vault — a powerful app that lets you pull data from Web2, manage it privately, and connect it to various apps, products, and AI. It’s time to take control of your data in the age of Private AI.
👉 https://app.verida.ai/
Features of Verida Vault:
• Import data from Google, Telegram — more coming soon
• Manage encrypted data
• Search across emails, docs, messages
• Monetize your data
• $VDA powers the usage of the Verida Network
Verida Vault supports Universal Sign-In — log in via Google, Apple, Discord, Telegram, Email (OTP), Passkeys, MetaMask, and more.
Once Agent Kyra launches, you’ll be able to grant her access to personalize your Private AI experience.
⚠️The Verida Wallet mobile app will be deprecated in favor of Verida Vault.
All users should:
• Back up your identity.
• Move your funds.
Support ends May 30, 2025 at 23:59 UTC.
- Read more in our blog
- Like & RT the tweet
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Verida Wallet Deprecation Reminder
Now that the Verida Vault web app is live, the Verida Wallet mobile app will be retired. Verida Vault delivers more features, data connectors, a smoother UX, and easier onboarding—all in a fully encrypted environment where you can pull, store, and manage your personal and private data securely.
To protect your assets and digital identity, please use the Verida Wallet mobile app to:
- Back up your identity (export your seed phrase)
- Move your funds (crypto wallet won’t migrate to the Vault)
Deadline: May 30, 2025
- There’s never been a better time to start using Verida Vault: https://app.verida.ai/
- Learn more about the Verida Vault
Now that the Verida Vault web app is live, the Verida Wallet mobile app will be retired. Verida Vault delivers more features, data connectors, a smoother UX, and easier onboarding—all in a fully encrypted environment where you can pull, store, and manage your personal and private data securely.
To protect your assets and digital identity, please use the Verida Wallet mobile app to:
- Back up your identity (export your seed phrase)
- Move your funds (crypto wallet won’t migrate to the Vault)
Deadline: May 30, 2025
- There’s never been a better time to start using Verida Vault: https://app.verida.ai/
- Learn more about the Verida Vault
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Verida Announcements
AI Hackathon is Live – 1 Million $VDA Up for Grabs! Following the launch of Verida AI Beta, we’re excited to be part of the Verifiable AI Hackathon. Happy to offer developers a valuable opportunity to build personalized AI applications, securely handle private…
Deadline Extended for 2 Weeks – Verifiable AI Hackathon
Due to overwhelming interest & community feedback, we’re extending the Verifiable AI Hackathon by two weeks!
New deadline: May 16, 2025 to submit your projects and compete for a share of 1 000 000 $VDA.
We’re especially excited to see projects where:
• Users bring personal data into Verida Vault via Verida data connectors / Private Data Bridge
• Developers build truly personalized experiences on top of that data
• Solutions have strong long-term potential
Prize Pool:
1st – 500 000 $VDA
2nd – 300 000 $VDA
3rd – 200 000 $VDA
• Full details → https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/cheqd-verifiable-ai/detail
Due to overwhelming interest & community feedback, we’re extending the Verifiable AI Hackathon by two weeks!
New deadline: May 16, 2025 to submit your projects and compete for a share of 1 000 000 $VDA.
We’re especially excited to see projects where:
• Users bring personal data into Verida Vault via Verida data connectors / Private Data Bridge
• Developers build truly personalized experiences on top of that data
• Solutions have strong long-term potential
Prize Pool:
1st – 500 000 $VDA
2nd – 300 000 $VDA
3rd – 200 000 $VDA
• Full details → https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/cheqd-verifiable-ai/detail
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Big News! Verida Wins the MyData Award 2024–2025!
We’re proud to share that Verida has been recognized in the Business & Tech category by MyData for our ethical, human-centric approach to managing personal and private data.
This recognition comes alongside the launch of Verida Vault — a secure web app that empowers users to take control of their data and power truly private, personalized AI experiences.
What’s next?
More data connectors for Verida Vault, the upcoming launch of Agent Kyra — enabling secure, personalized AI — more projects building on the Verida tech stack to create a private, user-centric future, and expanded utility for the $VDA.
• Read the full announcement
• Like + RT to show your support
Thank you, Veridians, for your continued support — we’re just getting started!
We’re proud to share that Verida has been recognized in the Business & Tech category by MyData for our ethical, human-centric approach to managing personal and private data.
This recognition comes alongside the launch of Verida Vault — a secure web app that empowers users to take control of their data and power truly private, personalized AI experiences.
What’s next?
More data connectors for Verida Vault, the upcoming launch of Agent Kyra — enabling secure, personalized AI — more projects building on the Verida tech stack to create a private, user-centric future, and expanded utility for the $VDA.
• Read the full announcement
• Like + RT to show your support
Thank you, Veridians, for your continued support — we’re just getting started!
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Kwaai and Verida Join Forces to Accelerate the World’s First Open Source Personal AI Platform
This collaboration merges Verida’s decentralized data infrastructure with Kwaai’s decentralized AI systems, creating an open-source powerhouse for user-owned, sovereign AI.
Kwaai and Verida are aligning around decentralization, privacy, and personal agency.
In the coming weeks, we’ll share more details and actionable steps for both communities to support the integration.
• Read the full announcement
• Like + RT to show your support
This collaboration merges Verida’s decentralized data infrastructure with Kwaai’s decentralized AI systems, creating an open-source powerhouse for user-owned, sovereign AI.
Kwaai and Verida are aligning around decentralization, privacy, and personal agency.
⚠️The Verida Storage Network will shut down on June 6, 2025. All users and builders must export their data before this date. Verida’s next-gen infrastructure will be co-developed within Kwaai.
As our scope expands, $VDA could become a universal decentralized AI credit — enabling access to storage, compute, and inference in the open AI stack.
In the coming weeks, we’ll share more details and actionable steps for both communities to support the integration.
• Read the full announcement
• Like + RT to show your support
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Verida Announcements
Deadline Extended for 2 Weeks – Verifiable AI Hackathon Due to overwhelming interest & community feedback, we’re extending the Verifiable AI Hackathon by two weeks! New deadline: May 16, 2025 to submit your projects and compete for a share of 1 000 000 $VDA.…
The Verifiable AI Hackathon Winners Have Arrived!
After weeks of building, testing, and pushing the limits of what’s possible with Verida AI and truly personalized, user-owned AI — the results are in. This hackathon brought together 278 builders and over 20 groundbreaking projects.
Verida Bounty Winners:
❤️Massive congrats to all the winners and deep respect to every builder who showed up with a vision.
• Like & RT the tweet!
After weeks of building, testing, and pushing the limits of what’s possible with Verida AI and truly personalized, user-owned AI — the results are in. This hackathon brought together 278 builders and over 20 groundbreaking projects.
Verida Bounty Winners:
1st Place – Viskify
A verifiable AI hiring platform that uses cheqd for credentials and extracts recruiter-ready insights via Verida AI.
2nd Place – Ataeru
Bringing trust and user control to fertility services — empowering users to own their health data via NFTs and decentralized reputation.
3rd Place – ModerateX
AI agents + verifiable credentials = better identity, access, and trust for social platforms, built with Verida AI + cheqd DID.
All winners should open a support ticket on Verida Discord, provide proof of participation and your DoraHacks ID.
❤️Massive congrats to all the winners and deep respect to every builder who showed up with a vision.
• Like & RT the tweet!
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Join us for the Kwaai Holiday Party
Experience a real band live at the legendary Sound City Studio in Los Angeles for an evening of classic rock and resistance, featuring a virtuoso lineup: Scott Page, Stephen Perkins, Norwood Fisher, and Derek Day + a surprise headliner.
All this backed by MC Ted Cohen (ex-EMI), moderating a panel on what AI is doing to music, and how artists are resisting.
Food truck. Bar. 200 people max.
Come join us on Thursday, December 18 | 5–9 PM PST
RSVP by Dec 15: https://luma.com/bd6e4a60
Experience a real band live at the legendary Sound City Studio in Los Angeles for an evening of classic rock and resistance, featuring a virtuoso lineup: Scott Page, Stephen Perkins, Norwood Fisher, and Derek Day + a surprise headliner.
All this backed by MC Ted Cohen (ex-EMI), moderating a panel on what AI is doing to music, and how artists are resisting.
Food truck. Bar. 200 people max.
Come join us on Thursday, December 18 | 5–9 PM PST
RSVP by Dec 15: https://luma.com/bd6e4a60
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We’re opening access to the Kwaai Slack
For those who want to explore the merger between Kwaai and Verida, and the technology being built on the combined stack.
Join the Kwaai Slack: https://www.kwaai.ai/home/sign-up
There are several ways you can support and get involved:
Observer to stay up to date and follow development
Volunteer to contribute to the ecosystem
Advisor to share experience and insights
Partner to explore strategic collaboration
We welcome builders, researchers, and privacy advocates who believe the future of AI should be personal, private, and user controlled, not owned by Big Tech.
Membership remains free through the end of the year. Looking forward to building this future together 🤝
For those who want to explore the merger between Kwaai and Verida, and the technology being built on the combined stack.
Join the Kwaai Slack: https://www.kwaai.ai/home/sign-up
There are several ways you can support and get involved:
Observer to stay up to date and follow development
Volunteer to contribute to the ecosystem
Advisor to share experience and insights
Partner to explore strategic collaboration
We welcome builders, researchers, and privacy advocates who believe the future of AI should be personal, private, and user controlled, not owned by Big Tech.
Membership remains free through the end of the year. Looking forward to building this future together 🤝
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