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The Counterparty

Ala Shaabana person

Person · PageRank 0.0022

Overview

Ala Shaabana co-founded Bittensor, an open-source decentralized machine learning protocol, in 2019 alongside Jacob Steeves. The platform functions as a peer-to-peer marketplace where users supply machine learning models and computational power, earning the native TAO token based on the value of the information they provide. Bittensor employs a proof-of-intelligence consensus mechanism, where nodes generate and verify responses, ranking one another according to quality.

Within The Counterparty graph, Ala Shaabana connects to 3 tracked entities, most strongly to Bittensor, Bittensor, Opentensor Foundation.

Relations

Top connections in The Counterparty knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 3 of 3 total).

RelationConnected entityConfidence
co-foundedBittensor95%
foundedBittensor95%
employed_byOpentensor Foundation85%

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Questions on the record

What did Ala Shaabana co-found?

In 2019, Ala Shaabana and Jacob Steeves co-founded Bittensor, a decentralized machine learning network.

What is TAO?

TAO is the native cryptocurrency of Bittensor, distributed to nodes that supply valuable data to the network.

How does Bittensor reward contributors?

Bittensor employs a proof-of-intelligence mechanism: nodes query and evaluate each other's outputs, with top-performing nodes receiving TAO.