AI and Blockchain are two frontier technologies with massive disruption potential. When coupled together, both technologies have the ability to transform industries, sectors and business models. This presentation explores the various use cases, players, investors and trends that exist at the convergence of the two technologies.

1. Artificial Intelligence x Blockchain
The Future of Intelligence
Nimay Parekh

2. Index
1. Artificial Intelligence Landscape in 2018
2. Blockchain Landscape in 2018
3. Combining AI and the Blockchain
4. Transforming Industries
5. Top Use Cases in AI x Blockchain
6. Top Corporates in AI x Blockchain
7. Top Investors in AI x Blockchain
8. Top Countries in AI x Blockchain
9. Summary

3. 1. Artificial Intelligence in 2018
(a) Global landscape of investment
through Q1-18
(b) Largest deals through Q1-18
(c) Trends in investment from Q2-16
through Q-18
(a) (b)
(c)
Source: PwC AI Report - 2018

5. 2. Blockchain in 2018
(a) More VC and CVC investing through Q1-18
(b) Rise in pre-sale and token raises through
Q1-18
(c) Post IPO revenue growth through 2017
(a) (b)
(c)
Source: CB Insights and Startup Genome

6. (a) (b)
(c)
(a) 134 of the biggest startups
(b) Most active venture firms
(c) Most active corporates
investing in the blockchain

7. 3. Combining AI and the Blockchain
Benefits of adding AI to the Blockchain
Benefits of adding Blockchain to AI
1. Better energy consumption for efficient concurrent mining and
network latency.
2. Higher scalability via federated learning for better sharding and
blockchain pruning.
3. Higher security via better encryption and cyber attack detection.
4. Higher cost efficiencies via automation and technology
architecture decentralization.
1. Higher trust in process automation for hardware and software.
2. Better predictive model and algorithmic efficiency via global,
decentralized QA.
3. Higher data protection via encryption and split global repository
of data.
4. Higher efficiencies in hub and spoke organizational
management.
Infrastructure Benefits
Protocol Benefits
Dapp Benefits
1. Faster hardware
2. Faster deployment
3. Better network latency
4. Higher network security
1. Higher QA in permissions
2. Smarter contracts
3. Better protocol releases
4. Better consensus mechanisms
1. Better business transformations
2. Global customer footfall
3. Higher computational scalability
4. Smarter customer interactions

8. 4. Transforming Industries
Financial Services
Healthcare
Energy
Media
Technology
Philanthropy
Logistics
Real Estate
- Faster payments
- Automated trading
- Better investment intelligence
- Reduction of intermediaries
- Zero remittance fees
- Better HIPAA security
- Global diagnosis & review
- Secure health EMRs
- Faster patient processing
- Better insurance rates
- Microgrid IoT coordination
- P2P energy transfer
- Smart energy trading
- Solar panel rebalancing
- Smart personal consumption
- Secure copyrights
- Global fact checking
- Fair writer compensation
- Digital footprint tracking
- Smart advertising
Government
- Faster dapp deployment
- Global computation sharing
- Machine learning QA
- Global cyberattack control
- Better hardware stacking
- Illegal trafficking/ poaching
prevention
- Fair worker compensation
- Universal basic income
- Universal education
- Live shipping status
- Counterfeit prevention
- Auto cost adjustments
- Streamlined delivery options
- Invoice clearing validation
- Smart rental contracts
- Smart inventory mgmt
- Global P2P KYC and AML
- Buyer/ Seller data QA
- Rental review verification
- Smart citizen polling
- Smart voter sentiment
- Smart traffic automation
- Compliance insurance
- Smart tax collection

9. 1. Decentralized Intellectual Property
a. Dopamine.ai
b. LOCI
2. Global Prediction Platforms
a. Endor
b. Augur
3. Data Provenance
a. Data Wallet
b. Signzy
4. Smarter Marketplaces
a. Synapse.ai
b. OSA DC
5. Decentralized Social Networks
a. SingularityNET
b. ICON
c. BurstIQ
6. Decentralized Machine Learning
a. Golem
b. Deep Brain
c. Sonm
7. Smart Blockchain Platforms
a. Matrix
b. Genaro
8. Smart Cybersecurity
a. Heroic
b. Guardtime
9. Smart Supply Chain Management
a. Namahe
b. Viant
c. Provenance
10. Smart Energy Management
a. LO3 Energy
b. Grid Plus
c. PowerLedger
11. Secure Digital Health
a. Doc.ai
b. Coral Health
12. Secure Biotechnology
a. Nebula Genomics
b. EncrypGen
13. Decentralized Trading
a. Spectre.ai
b. Numerai
c. Quantopian
14. Smart Legal
a. Ginie.ai
15. Smart Insurance
a. Safe Share
16. Smart Ridesharing
a. SnagRide
17. Smart Research
a. Artifacts.ai
b. Iris.ai
18. Smart Drug Discovery
a. iPlexus
19. Smart Mining
a. Core Scientific
20. Smart Fraud Detection
a. EverLedger
5. Top Use Cases in AI x Blockchain

10. 6. Top Corporates in AI x Blockchain
1. Microsoft
a. Blockchain: Workbench
b. AI: Azure
2. IBM
a. Blockchain: Hyperledger Fabric
b. AI: Watson
3. Accenture
a. Blockchain: R3 Corda, HyperLedger,
Ethereum
b. AI: Accenture Artificial Intelligence
4. Amazon
a. Blockchain: AWS Blockchain
b. AI: AWS AI
5. Oracle
a. Blockchain: HyperLedger
b. AI: Oracle AI Platform Cloud Service
6. Tencent
a. Blockchain: Intelligent Tax Innovation Lab
b. AI: Tencent Labs
7. Dell
a. Blockchain: Dell Enterprise Blockchain
b. AI: Dell EMC AI
8. Baidu
a. Blockchain: SuperChain
b. AI: Baidu AI
9. HP Enterprise
a. Blockchain: R3 Corda
b. AI: AI and Deep Learning Solutions
10. FedEx
a. Blockchain: Blockchain in Transport Alliance
b. AI: FedEx AI
Source: CompassIntel A-List in Enterprise Blockchain Index

11. 7. Top Investors in AI x Blockchain
1. Andreessen Horowitz
a. Blockchain: Coinbase, 21
b. AI: Affirm, Freenome
2. Khosla Ventures
a. Blockchain: 21, Blockstream
b. AI: Cape Analytics, Upstart
3. Google Ventures
a. Blockchain: Ripple, Blockchain
b. AI: Orbital Insight, Kindred Systems
4. Accel Partners
a. Blockchain: Circle, Oasis Labs
b. AI: Invoca, CrowdStrike
5. Lightspeed Ventures
a. Blockchain: Ripple, Blockchain
b. AI: Affirm, ZestFinance
6. General Catalyst
a. Blockchain: Circle, Dirt Protocol
b. AI: Shift Technology, Mobalytics
7. RRE Ventures
a. Blockchain: 21, Paxos
b. AI: Digital Genius, Spire
8. Union Square Ventures
a. Blockchain: Coinbase, Blockstack
b. AI: CaseText, Numerai
9. Data Collective
a. Blockchain: Oasis Labs, ChainLink
b. AI: Descartes Labs, Element AI
10. New Enterprise Associates
a. Blockchain: BlockCypher, Curisium
b. AI: Drive.ai, Tempus Labs
Source: Based on AI and Blockchain investment reports by CB Insights

12. 8. Top Countries in AI x Blockchain
1. China
2. United States of America
3. United Kingdom
4. Australia
5. Russia
6. Israel
7. Sweden
8. India
9. Brazil
10. South Africa
Research based on:
1. Number of patents in AI and Blockchain by
country
2. Funding and exit growth in AI and
Blockchain by country
3. Government support and enabling
eco-systems by country
Source: Startup Genome Report - 2018

13. 9. Summary
- Blockchain, Advanced Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence are the three sectors with the
most funding and revenue growth.
- The coverage of AI and Blockchain optimizes IoT, machine learning, natural language
processing, vision, blockchain infrastructure, blockchain protocols and blockchain dapps.
- Business transformations will lead to better cost efficiencies, operational streamlining and
technical delivery of projects.
- Use cases exist across every sector with new use cases emerging due to overlap in technical
talent skill sets.
- Enterprise service providers are partnering or providing their own integrated blockchain and AI
solutions as a service, platform and/ or infrastructure.
- Overlap in investor classes and firms indicate interest in an AI and Blockchain convergence.
- China and the US dominate the AI and Blockchain spaces by number of patents, funding and
government support for the launch of new companies and technologies.
- Consensys can play a key role at the intersection of AI and Blockchain via value enabled
services in incubation, acceleration and growth capital.

14. Thank You
For further inquiries, please contact Nimay Parekh at
nimay.parekh@singularityu.org.