NEAR AI Office Hours #26 w Paolo Ardoino Tether

Illia & Alex discuss the latest AI research topics and unpack some NEAR.AI focus areas.

Guest:
Paolo Ardoino - Tether
https://x.com/paoloardoino
https://x.com/tether_to

Illia Polosukhin https://x.com/ilblackdragon
Alex Skidanov https://x.com/AlexSkidanov

Takeaways:
Decentralized AI Is Essential:
Paolo Ardoino, Illia Polosukhin and Alex Skidanov emphasize the importance of user-owned, decentralized AI systems to ensure privacy, security, and resistance to centralized control, especially in critical applications.

Infrastructure Is Key to Open AI Development:
Tether’s acquisition of GPU infrastructure and NEAR’s scalable blockchain demonstrate a commitment to supporting open-source AI ecosystems, enabling developers to create advanced models without relying on centralized platforms.

AI in Peer-to-Peer Networks:
The conversation highlights the use of peer-to-peer systems, like those built on NEAR and Whole Punch, to enable resilient and decentralized AI interactions without intermediaries.

Challenges of Centralized AI:
Centralized AI models risk becoming gatekeepers of innovation and economic progress. The speakers outline a vision for systems that prioritize individual and developer sovereignty.

Future-Proofing with Advanced Tools:
Both NEAR and Tether are exploring ways to integrate cryptographic privacy, secure execution environments, and open protocols to ensure long-term sustainability and equitable access for users and developers.

NEAR is the Blockchain for AI
Website: https://near.org/
NEAR AI: https://near.ai/
Intents: https://near.org/intents
Chain Abstraction: https://www.proximity.dev/
Sharding: https://nearone.org/

For the devs
GitHub: https://github.com/near
Dev Docs: https://docs.near.org/
Devhub: https://devhub.near.page/ @NEARDevHub

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