Story: The only Layer 1 blockchain led by a16z for three consecutive rounds is breaking through the biggest bottleneck of AI.

As generative AI reshapes various industries, the issue of intellectual property (IP) protection in the AI era is becoming increasingly prominent. Currently, AI models rely on massive amounts of data, including text, images, videos, etc., for training, and most of this data belongs to intellectual property. However, when the works of most IP holders are used, they are neither properly compensated nor retain control over their works. Recently, the lawsuit filed by The New York Times against OpenAI has revealed this contradiction: well-known IP holders are beginning to fight back against unauthorized use in AI training. This indicates that the legal and ethical issues surrounding IP in the AI development process have become particularly urgent.

Located near Stanford University in Silicon Valley, Story is trying to solve this problem. The area where this startup is located is at the heart of the global innovation center, gathering numerous top AI companies and well-known Layer 1 blockchain projects such as Aptos and Sui. Story is a Layer 1 blockchain focused on intellectual property, providing a new solution for the protection, sharing, and monetization of intellectual property by transforming IP into programmable digital assets. With this technology, IP holders can more securely participate in AI-driven innovation and decentralized collaboration. Recently, Story has also partnered with the well-known AI company Stability AI, becoming the first to collaborate with mainstream large-scale language models (LL