Satoshi Nak-AI-moto: Bitcoin creator turned AI chatbot

Satoshi Nakamoto may have disappeared more than 12 years ago, but two artificial intelligence enthusiasts are trying to revive the ability to chat with the famous creator of Bitcoin (BTC).

On May 31, Pierre Corbin, co-host of Bitcoin FilmFest, and the chatbot’s co-developer, Hugo Ferrer, released “Talk2Satoshi” – an AI chatbot that aims to answer questions about Bitcoin and economics as if they were from Nakamoto. come.

Announcing my latest project!

Together with @HugoFerrer_we’ve spent the last few weeks working on something that was missing #bitcoin: the Bitcoin GPT. We call it @talk2satoshi .

Try it for free:

—Pierre Corbin (@CierrePorbin) May 31, 2023

The model is essentially OpenAI’s ChatGPT, trained on a limited data set, including Nakamoto’s public emails and forum posts. It also draws from other sources, including Saifedean Ammous’s book The Bitcoin standardthe book by Jeff Booth The price of tomorrow and Corbin’s movie The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin with the addition of more resources along the way.

During testing, the chatbot generates answers that are typically uncertain about the future of fiat currencies and hopeful about Bitcoin, though it can give conflicting answers depending on how it’s asked.

View an example:
Here’s the answer to “Is our debt sustainable in an inflationary world?”:

Where else can you find such an answer? pic.twitter.com/euSj6oXqot

—Pierre Corbin (@CierrePorbin) May 31, 2023

For example, if asked a variation of the question “What is the future of Bitcoin?” it generated separate responses saying it was both “promising” and “uncertain”.

The model has not been trained on the more recent Bitcoin developments such as the Ordinals protocol or BRC-20 tokens and often generates a response that it cannot comment on such topics. However, depending on the question, it may generate conflicting answers on ordinal numbers and BRC-20 tokens.

When asked about Ordinals, one response said Bitcoin “is not intended as a platform for storing or transmitting images or any other type of data,” while another called it “a fascinating and creative application of cryptography.”

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According to Corbin, the purpose of the bot is to show that AI tools can potentially be used in education.

The model can generate competent answers to questions about Bitcoin, such as how it works and how it is mined, and can explain aspects of the network, such as satoshis.

Like the real person, the Nakamoto emulating bot is still shy about revealing its real identity and usually replies:

“My real name is not important. What matters is the decentralization of power that Bitcoin represents and the potential it has to revolutionize financial systems.”

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