Illia Polosukhin, co-author of the influential transformer paper 'Attention Is All You Need,' appeared on the Uneasy Money podcast to discuss the role of confidentiality in enabling real commerce on blockchain. Polosukhin highlighted NEAR Protocol's efforts to enhance privacy across chains through 'Confidential Intents,' which he believes are crucial for on-chain business transactions. During the podcast, Polosukhin also addressed the importance of private stablecoins in facilitating secure on-chain commerce and introduced NEAR's AI system, Shield, designed to monitor and block illicit funds in real-time. Additionally, he shared insights on the challenges faced by decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and the potential of AI agents to transform organizational structures.