Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Acknowledges the Impact of Shiba Inu (SHIB) and its Community

Shiba Inu is known for its admirable community strength and activeness. In a recent development, Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has pointed out the impact of the SHIB token and the ShibArmy, in relation to the  Vitalik Buterin Ph.D. Fellowship in AI Existential Safety.

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Earlier today, the Ethereum co-founder poured praises on the Shiba Inu community also known as ShibArmy for their positive contributions. In particular, he pointed out the important role played by the SHIB token in the success of the Vitalik Buterin Ph.D. Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Existential Safety.

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In a Twitter post, Vitalik Buterin said, “Big thanks to the Shiba Inu community, whose cryptocurrency made these fellowships possible!”

Meanwhile, the post was in response to a tweet made by Max Tegmark which said, “Please welcome our first class of Vitalik Buterin Fellows in AI Existential Safety, and consider collaborating with them to ensure that AI becomes the best rather than worst thing to happen to humanity!”

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To note, the Vitalik Buterin Ph.D. Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Existential Safety is designed for students starting Ph.D. programs this year. Also, the grant initiative is organized to fund students for 5 years of their Ph.D., with a possible funding extension. 

It is also said that fellows will be invited to workshops where they will be able to interact with other researchers in the field of Artificial Intelligence. 

Application for the 2022 edition of the Ph.D. Fellowship began on September 8 and ended on November 9. Interestingly, 8 winners emerged for the 2022 grant programs for research concerning the safe development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence. 

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Shiba Inu Making Waves

The second-largest dog-themed decentralized meme token has made many headlines in the past months. SHIB listings on top exchanges continue to increase while adoption of the meme token as a payment method has been surging as well. 

With this much positive news surrounding the token, many investors seem to be interested in the project, as evidenced by the high accumulation rate of Shiba Inu by whales. Accordingly, the market capitalization of Shiba Inu has risen significantly.

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