About
Genius Ventures, Inc. (GNUS.AI), founded in 2016 by Kenneth Hurley and Brent Arias, is a self-described venture studio operating a decentralized AI/ML compute network that lets users monetize idle device GPU capacity through a blockchain token system.
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