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minus-squaredevils_advocate@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 years agoProof of work need not be useless. E.g. https://primecoin.io/ The tricky bit is finding a problem that is hard to solve but easy to verify. I’m not sure AI tasks fall into that category. The transaction verification is separate to the work.
minus-squareLuctia@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoHuh, neat. Thanks for the info!
Proof of work need not be useless. E.g. https://primecoin.io/
The tricky bit is finding a problem that is hard to solve but easy to verify. I’m not sure AI tasks fall into that category.
The transaction verification is separate to the work.
Huh, neat. Thanks for the info!