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Livepeer is an inclusive and welcoming global community with a diverse and talented group of people. From DJs, creators, developers, founders, network contributors and enterprise clients — it takes a village to build a cutting-edge open video streaming & AI platform! Get started on your journey by reading about Livepeer and joining the community on Discord to get involved.
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Livepeer Video Overview

Watch Co-Founder & CTO Doug Petkanics talk about Livepeer for a quick primer on its Video & AI capabilities and how Livepeer is transforming real-time video AI. Explore the future of live video with Doug Petkanics, founder of Livepeer.

Reinventing Live Video: AI & Decentralization | Co-Founder and CTO Doug Petkanics

In this episode of “Pitch, Build, Scale”, Doug shares his journey from early startups to building Livepeer’s decentralized video infrastructure, which slashes streaming costs and empowers developers to escape cloud monopolies. We dig into Daydream, Livepeer’s real-time AI video tool that transforms livestreams on the fly with text prompts, and why decentralized compute is key to innovation. Doug reveals: The economics of live video and how decentralization changes the game. Why Daydream’s real-time AI transforms creative workflows. How regulatory fears threaten AI progress—and how decentralization preserves open innovation. The grand experiment of building a community-owned video infrastructure network.

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Why Livepeer?

Livepeer offers a decentralised, open-source platform for video streaming and AI that dramatically reduces costs by utilising idle compute resources. It provides:
  • Transparency via blockchain verification
  • Scalability for high-demand workloads
  • AI integration and modular machine-learning pipelines
  • Developer tools for fast innovation
  • Earnings for GPU operators and LPT holders
By empowering a distributed ecosystem, Livepeer disrupts traditional centralised streaming platforms.

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What You Can Do On Livepeer

Here’s a quick breakdown of what you can accomplish with Livepeer:
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New Users
Learn what Livepeer is and how it can benefit you.New Users
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Project Showcase
See real-world projects and get inspired.Project Showcase
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Video Streaming
Start streaming or broadcasting live.Video Streaming
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AI Pipelines
Explore AI capabilities using Livepeer.AI Pipelines
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Developers
Build on the Livepeer open network.Developers
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Token Holders
Delegate LPT and engage as a token participant.Token Holders
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Gateway Operators
Access compute or set up a gateway.Gateway Operators
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Orchestrators
Monetise your GPU.Orchestrators
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Research & Writing
Read or contribute deep research.Research & Writing
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Partners & Clients
Explore partnership opportunities.Partners & Clients