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Episode #3 Faculty Insight conversation with Alexander Fred-Ojala on Blockchain, Data Science, and AI. Alex is an International Instructor from Sweden who is the former Research Director of the SCET Data Lab and co-Founder of the SCET Blockchain Lab. He helped create the DataX Framework and our popular DataX course. 00:49 - Introduction of Alex 03:00 - What's exciting in SCET Blockchain Challenge Lab 03:59 - Blockchain Use Cases 04:29 - Blockchain's Killer Application 06:05 - Commercial Application of Blockchain - Walmart & IBM Case 08:25 - Blockchain Scalability Issues 09:45 - Pruning the Merkle Tree 10:55 - What's exciting in SCET Data Lab 11:20 - Revolutionizing Global Telecommunications Network 13:21 - Natural Language Processing & Understanding 15:19 - Contextual Understanding, Dude! 16:32 - Next big technology opportunity for entrepreneurs 17:22 - Destroying businesses 18:24 - ICO Scams 19:56 - Monetization paths for Blockchain startups 21:25 - Value layer versus ledger 22:06 - The Web 3.0 - We own our data 23:15 - What we have in blockchain now that we didn't have in the past 24:29 - Doubts of blockchain 25:25 - The tipping point of blockchain - Angry Birds 27:15 - Decentralized applications 28:43 - Trust in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and money 32:05 - Adoption inflection point 35:31 - Blockchain alternatives 36:51 - Satoshi Nakamoto & blockchain precursors 38:19 - Work shifts with AI 41:10 - Value transition 44:03 - What should students do on campus 44:50 - Programs for professionals 46:29 - Fun!