Juan Benet is the founder of Protocol Labs, where he focuses on advancing humanity's knowledge systems through tech like IPFS and Filecoin, and funding projects advancing the cause.

Juan dedicated his career to understanding and accelerating how humanity creates, stores, and expands knowledge.

What’s unique about Juan is that he thinks in decades and has organized his ventures to represent this.

Topics Covered

- Early curiosity and the quest for knowledge
- The three knowledge systems: genetic, neural, and digital
- From Bell Labs inspiration to Protocol Labs
- Building IPFS and Filecoin
- Innovation networks vs traditional companies
- Brain-computer interfaces and the future of human enhancement
- Predictions for 10 and 50 years

Timestamps

(01:37) Early Curiosity and Encyclopedia Reading
(04:18) The Internet and Information Overload
(06:42) Knowledge as Capability
(15:42) Morality and Scientific Understanding
(28:57) Three Knowledge Systems
(29:42) Genetic Knowledge System
(35:42) Neural Knowledge System
(42:18) Digital Knowledge System
(44:42) The Tree of Knowledge
(49:18) Path to Protocol Labs
(51:42) Bell Labs Inspiration
(54:18) Building IPFS and Filecoin
(56:42) Crypto and Bitcoin
(01:09:42) Innovation Networks vs Companies
(01:12:18) Protocol Labs Structure
(01:18:42) PL Focus Areas
(01:19:18) Web3 and Digital Human Rights
(01:21:42) AI and Robotics
(01:24:18) Neurotech and Brain-Computer Interfaces
(01:27:42) Three Cases for Neurotech
(01:28:42) Medical Applications and Repair
(01:33:18) Enhancing Human Experience
(01:38:42) Digital Evolution and AI Coexistence
(01:46:18) Consciousness and Digital Minds
(01:54:42) Predictions for 2036
(02:04:18) Predictions for 2076
(02:11:42) Wrap up

Links

Juan Benet
X: https://x.com/juanbenet
Protocol Labs: https://www.protocol.ai/

Luba Yudasina
https://instagram.com/lifeoflubaa

https://linkedin.com/in/yudasinal