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252: How Sapien is Empowering the AI Gig Economy with Blockchain and Real Rewards, with Ben Noble from Sapien

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How do you power the next generation of AI — without centralized data monopolies?

In this episode, I talk with Ben Noble, Marketing Director at Sapien, about how Sapien is building the world’s first decentralized data foundry — rewarding people for training AI and contributing real-world data.

We cover:

How Sapien is combining Web3 incentives with AI data collection
Why real human input still matters for AI training
Ben’s best advice for marketing Web3/AI startups
Storytelling strategies for founders
How to simplify complex ideas and drive viral messaging

If you’re building in AI, Web3, or growth marketing, this episode is packed with practical insights you can use immediately.

Key Timestamps

[00:00:00] Introduction: Sam introduces the episode and previews key topics: AI, Web3, storytelling, and startup growth.

[00:01:00] Ben’s Journey: How Ben got started in AI, left for Web3, and came full circle.

[00:04:00] What Sapien Does: Decentralized data foundry explained — sourcing human expertise to train AI.

[00:06:00] How It Works: How users earn rewards by contributing data to Sapien’s platform.

[00:09:00] Customers and Use Cases: Sapien’s partnerships with enterprises like Alibaba, the UN, and others. [00:13:00] Safeguards: How Sapien prevents bots and fake data submissions. [00:15:00] Why Human Data Still Matters: The limits of AI and the need for human empathy and diversity. [00:19:00] Growth Strategies: Ben shares why partnerships and referrals outperform traditional marketing.

[00:22:00] Web3 vs Web2 Marketing: The importance of authenticity, speed, and viral one-liners.

[00:27:00] Future of AI: Will we see iterative improvements or major leaps? Ben’s perspective.

[00:30:00] Storytelling Lessons: Why contextualizing numbers is crucial for effective messaging.

[00:36:00] What’s Next for Sapien: Growing to 1M+ taskers and scaling the AI gig economy.

[00:39:00] How to Get Involved: Sapien is closing their Series A and looking for users to join their data platform.

Connect

https://game.sapien.io/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/playsapien/

https://x.com/playsapien

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminmnoble/

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