301: From Microsoft China to Pundi AI — David Kay on AI, IP, and Data Rights

Web3 with Sam Kamani

David Kay (Chief Legal Officer, Pundi AI) brings four decades of experience at the intersection of law, technology, and Asia — from drafting China’s first copyright laws to advising Ethereum’s early board and now building tokenized data marketplaces at Pundi AI. We cover how AI, IP, and blockchain collide: data ownership, regulation gaps, China’s AI priorities, lessons from Web3 adoption cycles, and why Pundi AI wants data annotators fairly rewarded. David also explains legal landmines in AI training data, regulatory lag, and what decentralized AI legislation might need next.

Timestamps

• [00:00] David’s journey: law, China, IP, Microsoft, Ethereum board → Pundi AI

• [00:05] Early blockchain scene in China; why conferences disappeared, why AI is booming

• [00:09] US vs China: crypto regulation, AI incentives, stablecoins & geopolitics

• [00:13] Data annotation sweatshops → Pundi AI’s tokenized data marketplace model

• [00:16] Who owns AI-generated content? Legal uncertainty & emerging lawsuits

• [00:21] Anthropic’s class-action settlement & future royalty frameworks for AI data

• [00:23] Pundi AI’s business model: on-chain data marketplace fees & incentives

• [00:25] Legal risks: siloed regulations, cross-border conflicts, decentralized AI gaps

• [00:28] AI disruption: law, counseling, jobs & the coming talent bottleneck

• [00:32] Competition in data marketplaces & how Pundi AI differentiates

• [00:34] Next 3–5 years: AI agents, ethics, universal basic income, human adaptation

• [00:38] Roadmap: partnerships, platform growth, tokenized data adoption

Connect

https://pundi.ai/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/pundix/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbenkay/

https://x.com/PundiAI

https://x.com/davidbenkay

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