总融资超1.4亿美元,知识产权区块链Story Protocol再获8000万美元投资

Odaily星球日报2024-08-21 tarihinde yayınlandı2024-08-21 tarihinde güncellendi

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全球知识产权区块链Story Protocol旨在将万亿级的IP资产代币化,解锁可编程IP+AI的无限创造力。

Story Protocol 初始核心贡献者 PIP Labs 宣布完成 8000 万美元 B 轮融资,由 a16z crypto 领投,Polychain 战略投资,其他知名投资者包括 Stability AI 高级副总裁兼董事会成员 Scott Trowbridge、K11 创始人 Adrian Cheng、数字艺术收藏家 Cozomo de' Medici 等。本轮融资使 PIP Labs 的总融资额达到 1.4 亿美元。

知识产权(IP)是全球最大资产类别之一,不仅包括好莱坞电影和 Billboard 排行榜,还涵盖训练数据、AI 模型、Meme、UGC 视频、游戏资产、角色特征等。随着 AI 的兴起,IP 作为大型模型训练的基础输入更具价值。简而言之,没有 IP,AI 的发展可能会陷入瓶颈。

然而,AI 对 IP 的塑造也存在着积极和消极影响。一方面,AI 使全球个人能够独立制作工作室级别的 IP。另一方面,IP 被盗用的事件屡见不鲜。大型科技公司和语言模型在未经创作者同意的情况下获取了所有流量,并从中获利。IP 正处在十字路口:走向繁荣,或被压垮。从美食博主到 UGC 视频创作者、音乐家和漫画艺术家的独立创作者,都迫切需要一种有效的解决方案来保护和发展他们的 IP,否则他们将面临与地方新闻相似的命运(地方新闻因为谷歌停止了分类信息流广告而遭受重创)。

Story Protocol 是全球首个知识产权区块链,旨在将万亿级的知识产权资产代币化,在 AI 时代打造可编程 IP 的 Layer 1 。创作者不仅可以通过 Story Protocol 声明其 IP 的主权并定义使用参数,还能利用 Story Protocol 建立一个全球网络,通过二创、销售和分发他们的 IP,将粉丝转化为布道者。

PIP Labs 联合创始人兼首席执行官 S.Y. Lee 表示:“大型科技公司正在未经同意的情况下窃取知识产权,并攫取所有利润。首先,他们将你的 IP 用于他们的 AI 模型,却不提供任何补偿。然后,他们通过吸走你的潜在流量来劫持你未来的经济利益。至少,过去谷歌还会为你的内容导流一部分流量,但这仍然导致了许多地方报纸的倒闭。当前 AI 的发展完全扼杀了我们创作原创 IP 的动力。同时,如果没有人愿意创作原创内容供 AI 训练,这将对 AI 造成负面影响。从长远来看,这样的做法无异于自杀式行为。相反,Story Protocol 将确保互联网创意的可持续发展,为创作者和 AI 带来双赢,而无需任何中介。创作者可以在可信的中立区块链上,通过计算可读和可写的元数据,以编程方式声明他们对 IP 的主权和许可。AI 模型现在可以便捷地授权创作者的数据,并在没有律师和法律文件的情况下轻松补偿他们。Story Protocol 将成为 IP 和 AI 的双赢解决方案。”

a16z crypto 创始人兼管理合伙人 Chris Dixon 表示:“互联网下的经济契约——内容创作者提供供应,内容分发者提供需求——正被 AI 的普及所颠覆。PIP Labs 正在为 AI 时代建立新的经济契约所需的基础设施。区块链非常适合大规模的经济协调,Story Protocol 的平台可以确保为 AI 系统提供 IP 的创作者得到补偿。S.Y. 是一位可靠的创新者,我们很高兴通过领导公司的第三轮融资来支持他的宏大愿景。”

Polychain Capital 创始人兼首席执行官 Olaf Carlson-Wee 表示:“Story Protocol 之于内容和 IP,正如比特币之于货币和金融。Web3 的第一阶段是由 2008 年金融危机引发的,带来了一场以比特币和以太坊等网络为代表的货币革命。现在,AI 的进步正在催化 Web3 的第二阶段,这将彻底改变 IP。艺术家的作品和每个人的数据正未经同意被用于训练大型集中模型,大型科技公司的垄断力量呈几何级数增长。世界需要一个去中心化的 IP 系统,将数据和 IP 的所有权归还给人们,就像比特币在全球金融危机后带来了货币和金融的主权一样。”

创作者和应用程序可以通过 Story Protocol 将他们的 IP 上链,通过声明一组任何程序都可以读写的链上权限,将静态 IP 转化为可编程 IP。Story Protocol 通过创造力证明协议实现无许可的授权和自动版税支付,使 IP 权利的共享变得简单,为创作者开辟新的收入来源。

PIP Labs 联合创始人兼首席产品官 Jason Zhao 表示:“把 Story Protocol 想象成一个 IP 乐高。在 Story Protocol 的区块链上,IP 变成了 IP 乐高——一种可编程的链上资产,可在成千上万的应用中进行重组和创作。IP 乐高和生成式 AI 是阴阳互补的。它们共同为创作者解锁新的收入来源。给粉丝有趣的 IP 乐高和生成式 AI 的魔法,他们可以创造出令人兴奋的衍生剧、硬核游戏续集、混音音乐以及时尚设计。”

当前,Story Protocol 链上 IP 数量已突破 2000 万,有超过 200 个团队正在构建 IPFi、AI 和消费市场等应用。Space Runners 构建的 Ablo 是一个由 Accel、Polychain 和 Pantera 支持的 AI 时尚设计工具,通过 Story Protocol,Ablo 使得全球任何人都能利用生成式 AI 定制和二次创作最新的时尚单品。Ablo 已经与多个品牌合作,包括法国奢侈品牌 Balmain、Smiley 等。

AI 故事平台 Sekai 利用 Story Protocol 帮助故事创作者、艺术家和粉丝共同创作内容,增强叙事的深度和参与感。顶尖漫画工作室现在可以将他们的 IP 转化为 IP 乐高,使得下一部授权的衍生作品首次能够由粉丝创作,同时捕获其收入和流量。

2024 年 7 月,Story Academy 作为针对可编程 IP 构建者的支持计划上线,为在 Story 上发布的应用提供资金、教育和社区支持。目前,Story Academy 已经收到来自全球优秀团队的超过 100 个申请。

PIP 首尔主题活动将在 9 月 2 日于 Frieze 首尔和韩国区块链周期间举办,活动嘉宾包括著名生成式 AI 艺术家 Refik Anadol、最受欢迎的开源 AI 模型 Stable Diffusion 创始人 Emad Mostaque,以及韩国最大娱乐公司 HYBE 旗下语音 AI 子公司 Supertone CEO Kyogu Lee 等。

关于 Story Protocol

Story Protocol 是全球知识产权区块链,通过将 IP 转化为跨媒介和平台的网络,从而释放全球创造力和流动性。访问 storyprotocol.xyz 了解更多信息。

关于 PIP Labs

PIP Labs 是 Story Protocol 网络的初始核心贡献者,获得了 a16z crypto、Endeavor 和 Polychain 等投资者的支持。PIP Labs 由一位拥有 4.4 亿美元退出记录的连续创业者和 Deepmind 最年轻的产品经理共同创立,创始团队在消费者科技、生成式 AI 和 Web3 基础设施等领域具有丰富经验背景。

知识产权区块链 Story 完成 8000 万美元 B 轮融资,a16z crypto 领投,Polychain 等参投

8 月 21 日,知识产权区块链 Story 核心贡献者团队 PIP Labs 宣布完成由 a16z crypto 领投的 8000 万美元 B 轮融资,Polychain 作为战略投资者参投,其他投资者还包括 Stability AI 高级副总裁兼董事会成员 Scott Trowbridge、K 11 创始人 Adrian Cheng 以及数字艺术收藏家 Cozomo de’Medici 等。新一轮融资使 PIP Labs 的总融资额达 1.4 亿美元。

a16z crypto 创始人兼管理合伙人 Chris Dixon 表示:“PIP Labs 正在为 AI 时代建立新的经济契约所需的基础设施,Story Protocol 可以确保为 AI 系统提供 IP 的创作者得到补偿。S.Y. 是一位可靠的创新者,我们很高兴通过领导公司的第三轮融资来支持他的宏大愿景。”

Story Protocol 是全球首个知识产权区块链,旨在将万亿级的知识产权资产代币化,解锁可编程 IP + AI 的无限创造力。目前,Story Protocol 链上 IP 数量已突破 2000 万,有超过 200 个团队正在构建 IPFi、AI 和消费市场等应用。

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