Shaft Foundation (SHAFT)

What is Shaft Foundation

The SHAFT (Strategic Hub for AI Technology) Foundation is a network of DeFi experts, AI researchers and engineers, that funds and promotes innovative AI projects. Its focus is dual-use solutions that enhance accessibility for the crypto economy and have utility beyond crypto. The first project that SHAFT is partnering with is SpeechLab, a leader in the application of AI for speech-to-speech translation, whose founders have deep experience crafting and commercializing scalable AI solutions. The Speechlab team will help source and vet new projects, which when onboarded will augment the SHAFT network to evaluate additional initiatives.

The SHAFT team believes that a primary benefit of the application of AI in crypto will be to make it more accessible to investors who lack technical acumen or resources, who are excluded because of language limitations or otherwise face challenges with physical or cognitive limitations. Examples of the solutions it will invest in and promote include those that:

• Bridge language barriers. Advanced AI translation and localization makes crypto content, tools, and platforms usable for a global audience.
• Simplify participation. Trusted AI agents enable non-technical users to confidently navigate and engage with the crypto ecosystem, whether through natural dialog or intuitive programming interfaces.
• Enhance usability. Multimodal systems that use full-duplex discursive voice capabilities empower users to interact seamlessly with trading platforms, expert agents, and decentralized systems, opening entirely new markets.