Cruelty Free AI w/ Mat Dryhurst of Spawning | Ep. 53

What if AI wasn't "stealing" from artists? In Episode #53 of Internet Explorers, Jess and Josh kick off with a deep dive into Spawning.AI with Mat Dryhurst. They discuss how Spawning.AI has used public domain images to create PD12M, a dataset of over 30 terabytes of public domain images for AI models, and other developments Spawning has made. The hosts then dive into Cheryl's article featured in ETH Investors Club's EIC03, “In Hot Pursuit Of A Dramatically More Interesting Internet". Next, Jess & Josh cover Decentralized Agentic Organizations, highlighting how agents could streamline and automate DAO functions, reshaping governance in the process. Jess and Josh also unpack the "fat wallet thesis," explaining its implications for crypto adoption and ecosystem loyalty. They then discuss yet another major project moving to the Solana blockchain, sparking a broader conversation on network choice. The episode wraps up with a Lightning Round, covering some recent developments in our space. 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Start of Podcast  4:40 - Spawning.AI 33:29 - A Dramatically More Interesting Internet 41:51 - Decentralized Agentic Organizations  51:26 - Fat Wallet Thesis 54:52 - Another Solana Announcement 58:40 - Lightning Round Internet Explorers is a weekly rundown show where extremely online individuals broadly explore (romanticize, even) new consumer internet experiences. Join us at ⁠live.seedclub.xyz⁠ on Fridays 10am PT / 1pm ET Seed Club Twitter: https://x.com/seedclubhq Internet Explorers Twitter: https://x.com/intrntexplorers Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/internet-explorers/id1756599282 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iJk3xZoij7pVhlNbTP9qS Pods.media: https://pods.media/internet-explorers