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Practical Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain

By : Ganesh Prasad Kumble
Book Image

Practical Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain

By: Ganesh Prasad Kumble

Overview of this book

AI and blockchain are two emerging technologies catalyzing the pace of enterprise innovation. With this book, you’ll understand both technologies and converge them to solve real-world challenges. This AI blockchain book is divided into three sections. The first section covers the fundamentals of blockchain, AI, and affiliated technologies, where you’ll learn to differentiate between the various implementations of blockchains and AI with the help of examples. The second section takes you through domain-specific applications of AI and blockchain. You’ll understand the basics of decentralized databases and file systems and connect the dots between AI and blockchain before exploring products and solutions that use them together. You’ll then discover applications of AI techniques in crypto trading. In the third section, you’ll be introduced to the DIApp design pattern and compare it with the DApp design pattern. The book also highlights unique aspects of SDLC (software development lifecycle) when building a DIApp, shows you how to implement a sample contact tracing application, and delves into the future of AI with blockchain. By the end of this book, you’ll have developed the skills you need to converge AI and blockchain technologies to build smart solutions using the DIApp design pattern.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
1
Section 1: Overview of Blockchain Technology
4
Section 2: Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence
9
Section 3: Developing Blockchain Products

Designing a DIApp

The design aspects of DIApps have been often considered to be somewhat challenging and dictated by the technical complications introduced in the constant waves of change seen in almost all blockchain platforms. It is also a common perception that the solution space lacks a common structure to define key components, resulting in an inconsistent design strategy for applications.

For example, the tools required by the user of an Ethereum-based DIApp are very distinct from that of Hyperledger Fabric, and subsequently, that of EOS. This is due to the distinct design of the respective blockchain’s UI/UX framework, which is deeply dependent on its own design paradigms. Hence, it is important to identify the design constraints of the application before commencing the future steps.

Before carving out a design for the DIApp, we must understand the research efforts explained in the following section.

Research

Before choosing which blockchain technology or platform you will...