Vietnam sees untapped potential for blockchain and AI development

There remains untapped potential for blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) development in Vietnam, experts told a recent talkshow in Hanoi.
Vietnam sees untapped potential for blockchain and AI development ảnh 1The overview of the talkshow entitled "AI vs Blockchain: Who would win" in Hanoi (Photo courtesy of the company)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - There remains untapped potential for blockchain andartificial intelligence (AI) development in Vietnam, experts told a recenttalkshow in Hanoi.

Adam Christopher Chaplin - CEO of Defi For You, said that this was a goldentime to promote research, development and application of blockchain technologyin Vietnam.

As a cryptocurrency expert and investor in blockchain application projectsover the past seven years, he said that in the next two decades,blockchain would be the most important keyword in the technology world.

Tran Quoc Long from the VNU University of Engineering and Technology said thepotential of blockchain and AI development in Vietnam remained untouched withmany opportunities waiting to be explored in the future.

Other experts at the event agreed that blockchain and AI development would besoon be facilitated in Vietnam thanks to the trend of digital transformation,advanced computing power and the emergence of large data sets.

Hosted by Edsolabs Joint Stock Company and Blockchain Developer Asia, the talkshowdiscussed AI and blockchain technologies in Vietnam.

In addition to updating the latest trends such as NFT (nonfungibletokens) technology, AIoT (artificial intelligence of things), experts havebrought the correct scientific view of AI and blockchain technology throughseveral lectures on AI applications, cloud computing, blockchain 101 whileanswering questions about the development roadmap of AI and blockchainindustry.

Edso Labs is a technology company founded in 2018, aiming to provide comprehensivedigital transformation solutions for businesses of diverse industries. It isheadquartered in Hanoi./.
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