ben james

founder of Atlas and 404

[ben james @6329]

some of my early work on #AI generated #architecture #design published by ERA 21 - https://t.co/0M7MMc33Yg

[404 @404gen_]

Subnet 17 just turned on its meter.

Personal API keys + pay-as-you-go credits live for 404—GEN's Blender add-on.

No subscriptions, automatic refunds on failed gens.

The rails to go from community tool → creator ecosystem. Unity next.

https://t.co/PKqrdPh3ug

[404 @404gen_]

A new era of AI-native gaming is coming powered by 404 & Atlas - more soon.

https://t.co/1iQEPCfoCw

[404 @404gen_]

1/ It’s time agents start mining on 404.

[404 @404gen_]

1/ We're a team of 15 AI engineers and researchers, here’s why we chose Bittensor

[11AM w/ Seed Club @11AMdotclub]

TODAY ON 11AM:

– @Houlgrave on stablecoin payments at the local checkout
– @6329 on Bittensor, subnets and 3D worlds

Live at 11AM ET ↓
https://t.co/ikgBQnMOHs

[404 @404gen_]

Monday vibes - all 3D - all generated with 404's new Mesh model

[404 @404gen_]

404 now supports mesh generation! Running experiments & testing features to build next - open to suggestions ⬇️

https://t.co/Pjxnox9NYU

[404 @404gen_]

Our award-winning game is in early access!
Chapter 1 (alpha) live.
Chapter 2 coming soon.

Featuring 12,000+ SN 17 generated assets.

Play it here (desktop version only):
https://t.co/2DuyEmlJ9t

[404 @404gen_]

Competition 2: Mesh Generation

🦾 Until now, our subnet has focused on Gaussian splats. That work led to integrations with Unity, building the world’s largest 3D dataset, and early application deployments with real users and organic traffic growth.

🕹️ The next step is clear. Developers want native mesh generation that drops straight into existing game pipelines and unlocks real production use today.

🤖 Our competition format lets us move flexibly between goals, optimizing for near term commercial utility with meshes and balancing longer term research with Gaussian splat world models and digital twins.

📈 With significant open source mesh models releasing in the past weeks, the timing is right and the bar for miner innovation has never been higher.

Mesh competition launches in 2 weeks!

[404 @404gen_]

Month one of our first competition:

🔬1,000+ miner submissions, all inferenced and evaluated via @TargonCompute.

🦾7 different winners across 11 rounds, a strong signal that open source competition is working.

🔍New SOTA approaches emerged, including building multi- AI network pipelines that materially improved 3D quality (e.g. through generating novel views).

🤝Miners actively self-monitored and helped refine incentives and reward functions.

Next competition - 3D Mesh Generation - starts in 2 weeks. 👀

[404 @404gen_]

Our game won @chromaawards!

Two people (one without any game dev experience) used 404's tech to generate over 12,000 3D assets and create an immersive game in one month!

Awards like this help us showcase how AI will have such an incredible impact on the creative industries by democratizing who can create and what is possible.

We'll publish more shots of the game, how to play and where it's going - but for now, check out the official entry to learn more about the concept and creation process: https://t.co/tduCpnK1K0

And view some of the 6500+ other entries of the competition!

[404 @404gen_]

404 has built a game!

Developed in one month by a two-person team, the project shows how tech can accelerate production while preserving a clear, cohesive artistic voice.

We submitted it to the inaugural season of the @chromaawards - a groundbreaking AI Film, Music Video, and Games competition aimed to unite creators, communities, and companies across the world.

From the 6,500+ entries, our game "THE DREAM" is a TOP 11 FINALIST in the Games category!

Winners will be announced on SUN, Dec 21 AT 5PM PT during their Awards Ceremony livestream at https://t.co/rYKppEePUo, please support us and the 6500+ projects that were submitted!

Much more to come on this!

[404 @404gen_]

When Trellis launched last year, miners used it to drive a massive step change in quality on SN17.

Trellis 2.0 just dropped yesterday - we're excited to see how miners push it further.

Early signals look strong:
- Runs on an H200, same class of compute we use on Targon, and it’s fast
- Model quality looks very promising
- More code coming shortly, including training + shape conditioned texture gen
- Model and code released under MIT License

Expect to see higher quality 3D models from SN17 within weeks (if not days)...

https://t.co/N49reADSgF

[404 @404gen_]

Our most popular tool just got a major upgrade:

2D→3D is now live on our Unity Plugin!

Achieving high-fidelity 3D in Unity just got a whole lot easier
https://t.co/YhahGH0KXw

[404 @404gen_]

This week we kick off our subnet's first competition with the new incentive design.

Winner takes all, open-source solutions, built on @TargonCompute.

Faster Iteration > Faster Innovation

[const @const_reborn]

Another subnet stacked ontop of another subnet. This time Targon which provides sandboxed TEE guarantees and the ability to make the miners pay for sampling costs.

Pretty cool!

[0xJeff @0xJeff]

crypto x ai projects to keep an eye on

almanak
talus
gensyn
fraction
sentient
theoriq
gradient
nous research
prime intellect
pluralis
templar
ridges
chutes
sportstensor
synth
numinous
allora
vanta trading
score
quantum compute
bitmind
404-gen
eigencloud
flock
giza
nevermined
sapien
vana
grass
virtuals
creatorbid
openserv
elfa
cod3x
infinit
daydream
bitrobot

[Sami Kassab @Old_Samster]

https://t.co/flxOR7j7hQ

[404 @404gen_]

404 is now powered by @TargonCompute!

Partnering with other subnets helps us improve together while keeping value within the Bittensor ecosystem.

We're excited for what's ahead!

[Mark Jeffrey @markjeffrey]

Subnet Stacking:

Subnet 17 is built on Subnet 4.

When subnets stack, cost savings compound.