The September VVV Community Call discusses Venice's explosive token usage growth (250B daily), VVV tokenomics updates (emissions cuts to 2M/year), and how recent privacy incidents at OpenAI/Anthropic are driving users to Venice. John previews upcoming infrastructure (data center in October) and the 'Minds' product for specialized AI agents, while noting Venice's strategic bet on model biodiversity over single-model 'God' AI.
Summarized by Podsumo
Venice token usage surged 250% in three months (100B to 250B daily tokens), with growth accelerating to 35-40% month-over-month.
VVV emissions are being cut from 3M to 2M yearly, with further reductions hinted to make the token deflationary.
Two major privacy incidents (OpenAI data scraping allegations and Anthropic’s zero-retention policy change) are funneling users to Venice.
Venice is building its own data center (expected online in October) and launching a 'Minds' product for combinatorial AI agents.
Over 700 submissions received for the Lamara AI film festival, showcasing the frontier of AI-generated cinema.
"If this chart is growing, it's very likely everything else in the business is gonna continue growing. — John"
"The goal is still a deflationary asset, and that's likely gonna require more emissions reduction. — John"
"AI stopped answering questions and started doing things... so few people are actually turned on to that yet. — John"