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28 Sept 2023 - Emerging Technologies Meeting Agenda

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Meeting minutes:

00:04:41.520: Keith J. O'Donnell welcomes attendees to the meeting and mentions a unique approach for this month's meeting.
00:05:00.190: Kendall Waters Perez takes over to discuss the Linux Foundation Antitrust policy and topics that cannot be discussed.
00:05:26.690: Kendall Waters Perez talks about the Finos project leads' responsibilities.
00:05:48.440: Kendall Waters Perez emphasizes adherence to antitrust and competition laws.
00:06:28.340: Keith J. O'Donnell introduces an avatar but decides not to use it for the full session.
00:06:55.180: Keith J. O'Donnell mentions the use of QR codes and asks attendees to have their phones ready.
00:07:18.820: Barbie introduces the meeting agenda.
00:07:42.130: Keith J. O'Donnell skips the POC program and mentions other content to cover.
00:08:03.680: Keith J. O'Donnell talks about the Brain Trust Meeting and Blog.
00:08:54.340: Keith J. O'Donnell talks about various blogs run by the Barbie and Ken teams.
00:09:30.140: Keith J. O'Donnell mentions upcoming events.
00:10:48.730: Keith J. O'Donnell introduces Andrew Aitken from Hedera, who will discuss their platform.
00:12:33.130: Andrew Aitken introduces himself as the Chief Open Source Officer for Hedera.
00:13:33.890: Andrew Aitken mentions Hedera's unique governance and council.
00:14:16.380: Andrew Aitken provides an overview of Hedera's platform layers.
00:15:37.560: Andrew Aitken talks about the sustainability aspect of Hedera and the Guardian platform.
00:16:02.760: Giuseppe Bertone from Swirlds Labs introduces himself as part of the sustainability team.
00:17:50.050: Giuseppe Bertone discusses the Guardian-enabled sustainable applications.
00:18:59.130: Giuseppe Bertone explains the components of Guardian and its flexible policy workflow engine.
00:19:51.810: Giuseppe introduced Guardian as a trust chain solution for digital assets and identity.
00:20:24.799: He highlighted the importance of digital identities for individuals and entities.
00:20:56.190: Giuseppe emphasized that Guardian is user-friendly and integrates easily with existing tools.
00:21:37.560: He mentioned that Guardian has regular releases with new features and community-driven updates.
00:22:57.380: Giuseppe discussed the main services used in Guardian, such as ACE, consensus service, Token Service, and IPFS network.
00:23:46.849: He explained that users can start with Guardian by downloading and running their own instance or using partners like Envision.
00:24:23.050: Giuseppe provided links to documentation, real-world examples, and community resources.
Greg Scullard (SwirldsLabs) introduced Stable Coin Studio, an open-source toolkit for stable coins:
00:24:58.740: Greg explained that Stable Coin Studio simplifies the deployment of stable coins on the Hedera network.
00:26:09.870: He described the benefits of stable coins, such as stability and real-world value.
00:27:22.639: Greg highlighted the toolkit's components, including an SDK, terminal-based interface, and React-based user interface.
00:29:09.090: He mentioned that users can try Stable Coin Studio by visiting stablecoinstudio.com.
00:30:34.169: Greg encouraged engagement with the open-source repository, documentation, videos, and the community on Discord.
00:39:31.710: James McLeod expresses interest in collaboration and bundling primers and blog posts.
00:40:00.330: James McLeod asks if primers and blog posts can be bundled into publications.
00:40:36.600: Keith J. O'Donnell discusses plans for distilling primers, recording podcasts, and making them more accessible.
00:40:57.050: Keith J. O'Donnell mentions their efforts to engage more voices for the podcast.
00:41:17.230: Andrew Aitken talks about making content more interactive and accessible.
00:42:00.910: Andrew Aitken suggests packaging primers in simple formats like PDF or email for wider distribution.
00:43:06.069: Keith J. O'Donnell discusses creating simple packages of primers for easy sharing.
00:43:37.770: Peter Smulovics raises a question about people who may not believe in coins.
00:45:02.360: Andrew Aitken responds to Peter Smulovics' question about non-believers in coins.
00:45:06.040: Greg Scullard adds to the discussion about the early challenges of the DLT industry.
00:46:09.020: Greg Scullard talks about the need to prove the utility of DLT technology.
00:47:27.200: Michael Wilson shares information about the adoption of distributed ledger technology.
00:49:03.750: Keith J. O'Donnell asks Andrew Aitken about Hadera's use cases in the Open Source and Finance Forum.
00:49:44.480: Andrew Aitken expresses interest in having Hadera's representation at the forum.
00:50:18.020: Keith J. O'Donnell: Keith mentions something about injustice.
00:50:20.000: Michael Wilson: Michael talks about the progress of a generative AI project for the insurance space, launching in New York on October 12th.
00:50:40.020: Michael Wilson: Michael begins discussing the use of Vertex AI in the project and demonstrates how it can be used for conversational search.
00:52:48.720: Michael Wilson: Michael discusses the challenges of using Vertex AI's pre-alpha documentation and invites others to collaborate.
00:54:19.860: Keith J. O'Donnell: Keith suggests turning the conversation into a blog post within zenith.
00:55:50.640: Alvin Shih: Alvin proposes a project related to scraping financial documents for AI training and regulatory horizon scanning.
00:58:29.240: Keith J. O'Donnell: Keith expresses interest in the proposed project and plans to follow up on it.