Vinay Gupta: We must not let the climate refugee situation turn into a global Gaza

Blockchain is a mystery to me, so I don't usually talk about blockchain projects. But Vinay Gupta is awesome. He thinks about climate refugees ALL THE TIME, and many of his projects, from the current most used housing system for Burning Man participants, the Hexayurt, to his ambitious website http://myhopeforthe.world/ are made to give climate refugees more tools.

On top of these practical ideas, Vinay is also the founder of Mattereum. Mattereum is a blockchain technology, and it aims to allow enforceable contracts for everyone, from big corporations to individuals. The goal is to give climate refugees the same access to the law as anyone else, and ensure economic transparency when the necessary global economic aid is given. Vinay was part of the team that built Ethereum, which is currently the second biggest cryptocurrency network in the world. He knows something about blockchain and what it CAN be used for, but he's also seen how blockchain has been taken hostage by economic speculation. I think the idea is that by being a practical tool, Mattereum will be used so much for practical purposes that the "speculation" in it will mostly drown in all the real-life use cases.

I've had Vinay on before - I enjoy talking to him a lot. My current level of understanding blockchain is that it's a bunch of pieces of math stuck together like a long train, and you can't cheat and change any of the old wagons, so the old wagons will be attached to the train forever. That makes the train very trustworthy, somehow. I'm not sure if every problem needs to be solved with blockchain. That's what this episode will try to convince me of. Also we'll laugh about stuff, since he's a funny scot-indian and I like him.
Presented by Nitro Studio and the people who support me on www.patreon.com/runde. Music by Trop1ce.

Keywords

Vinay Gupta, Mattereum, climate refugees, aid system, financial transparency, blockchain, enforceable contracts, global system of justice, AI, arbitration tribunals

Takeaways

• Vinay Gupta is working on rehousing climate refugees by fixing the aid system and implementing financial transparency.
• Mattereum aims to create a global system of justice that allows for trade and enforceable contracts at all levels.
• The use of blockchain technology ensures the transparency and immutability of records.
• AI is being explored in arbitration tribunals to make the justice system more efficient and affordable.

Titles

• Blockchain and AI in Enforceable Contracts
• Ensuring Access to Courts for Climate Refugees

Sound Bites

• "We lose a third of the money when we do transactions, which is typical in the aid industry."
• "Nearly all human disputes, if you throw it to an AI system with all of the data in place, within five or 10 years, the AI system will be able to give a strong indication of which way it will go if it goes all the way to a human litigator."
• Øystein: "This, Mattereum, is the first step for you - and the whole life project for you is building refugee cities."

Chapters

00:00
Introduction and Background02:08
The Role of Blockchain in Ensuring Financial Transparency03:29
Fixing the Aid System and Building Trust05:21
The Potential of AI in Dispute Resolution07:41
Creating Trust and Trade with Mattereum09:08
Addressing the Climate Refugee Crisis