- Erik Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift cryptocurrency exchange, announces the creation of a new AI product, Venice, in competition with Elon Musk’s Grok and OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI bots.
- Voorhees criticizes Grok for being centralized and closed-source, and positions Venice as a privacy-focused alternative.
- The team behind Venice includes Voorhees, an anonymous CTO, and former Binance executive Teana Baker-Taylor.
Erik Voorhees, a key figure in the cryptocurrency world, has announced the creation of a new AI product, Venice, designed to rival Elon Musk’s Grok and OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI bots. The article explores the features of Venice and the team behind its creation.
Grok rival Venice AI
Erik Voorhees, CEO at the ShapeShift cryptocurrency exchange, has taken to social media to announce his latest venture – Venice. This new AI product is designed to compete with Elon Musk’s Grok and OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI bots. Voorhees criticizes Grok for being centralized and closed-source, and positions Venice as an alternative that respects user privacy and freedom of speech. He claims that unlike its competitors, Venice does not spy on its users, censor conversations, or inject bias, safetyism, or political propaganda. The product currently supports the generation of text, images, and computer code.
Voorhees and former crypto executive building Venice
The team behind Venice includes Voorhees, an anonymous chief technology officer, and Teana Baker-Taylor, a former executive at Binance, HSBC, and Circle. Voorhees praises the team as small but supremely talented. In response to Musk’s promotion of Grok, Voorhees has been actively promoting Venice, emphasizing its commitment to free speech and decentralization. Despite these claims, some users, such as Bitcoin proponent Jeff Kirdeikis, have expressed skepticism, stating that Venice performed no better than OpenAI’s ChatGPT when asked about many controversial topics.
Conclusion
With the launch of Venice, Erik Voorhees is challenging the dominance of AI products like Grok and ChatGPT, positioning his product as a more privacy-focused and decentralized alternative. However, the effectiveness and performance of Venice remain to be seen, as early feedback from users has been mixed. As the AI landscape continues to evolve, it will be interesting to see how Venice and similar products fare in the market.
