Matthijs de Vries is the founder of Nuklai, a company focused on building reliable data infrastructure to improve how AI interacts with information. With a background that started early—he began coding at 11 and was a professional developer by 15—Matthijs has since launched several ventures, including Nexera, which works on tokenization infrastructure. His passion lies in combining blockchain technology, data, and AI to create tools that deal with some of today’s biggest challenges in the tech world.

In this episode, Matthijs shares his journey from coding prodigy to serial entrepreneur and dives into how Nuklai tackles AI hallucinations—those moments when AI generates inaccurate or misleading responses. He explains how their Nexus query engine creates clear audit trails and connects AI outputs back to their original data sources, making AI’s “thought process” much easier to verify. Along the way, he touches on the importance of responsible data use, privacy concerns in generative AI, and why the decentralization of AI still faces big hurdles. Matthijs also reflects on the lessons learned through failure and iterating on product-market fit, highlighting the need to focus on real problems backed by user feedback. Looking forward, he envisions a future where AI helps people focus less on routine tasks and more on meaningful life questions.