GaiaNet has secured $10 million to build a decentralized network for open source LLM and AI agents to challenge centralized AI giants.
today, Gaianet, a pioneering new AI infrastructure project aiming to decentralize current AI agent software, has seeded a $10 million series with key strategic advisors including Lex Sokolin of Generative Ventures, Brian Johnson of Republic Capital, Shawn Ng of 7RIDGE, and Kishore. Announced that it has raised a round of funding. Bhatia, EVM Capital, Mirana Ventures, Mantle EcoFund and ByteTrade Lab.
GaiaNet is a decentralized AI infrastructure that aims to usher in a new era of decentralized AI interactions and applications by decentralizing current AI agent software. Rather than setting up centralized servers, GaiaNet is leveraging a network of decentralized edge nodes controlled by individuals and businesses to host AI models based on proprietary domain knowledge and expertise. In this model, each GiaiaNet node acts as an AI twin (agent) of a real-world expert or persona, such as a college assistant, cryptocurrency trader, or customer service agent, and performs skilled knowledge tasks on behalf of its creator. or operator.
In this phase, the project targets unsolved problems across a variety of industries, including higher education, specifically addressing the shortage of teaching assistants in post-secondary enrollment courses such as entry-level computer science and engineering. GaiaNet allows you to create custom AI chatbots that are adept at answering and answering questions from students with diverse backgrounds and expertise across decentralized and decentralized networks.
“Our mission for GaiaNet is to redefine how humans and AI engage and enable a sovereign infrastructure to interact with A.me“With our recent investments, we’re taking a step forward in our commitment to redefine the boundaries of AI to make it more accessible, resistant to data bias, collaborative, and centered on privacy,” said Matt Wright, CEO of GaiaNet. “I am now able to take further steps.”
GaiaNet is already paving the way for the industrial revolution with the first advanced AI solutions. Key Partnerships It was announced earlier this year in conjunction with the University of California, Berkeley. This initiative, facilitated through a strategic partnership between GaiaNet and UC Berkeley’s FHL Vive Center, will leverage AI inference power on the decentralized Gaia network to introduce decentralized AI TA technology to more computer science and STEM courses.
Beyond simple technological advancement, this partnership aims to improve access to education and serves as a pioneer for applying decentralized AI to a variety of fields. We also aim to create a decentralized network of GenAI agents that are not controlled by any centralized individual or entity. Integrating GaiaNet into higher education curriculum begins a practical demonstration of how decentralized AI can transform beyond traditional boundaries, marking an important step toward making high-quality education more accessible and efficient.
In addition to building network infrastructure, the funds will support the development of new AI training models for developers and personal data holders. It will also help increase the number of network nodes that, once combined, have the potential to compete with the AI capabilities of ChatGPT 3.5 and above.
Lucas Lu, CEO of ByteTrade Lab, said, “While centralized servers with limited data dominate most AI agents and applications in the market, GaiaNet’s decentralized network provides endless possibilities for both users and developers to collaborate with AI agents. “It opens it,” he said. “The investment in GaiaNet further aligns with Bytetrade’s commitment to continuously innovate and build a user-centric decentralized Internet network.”
GaiaNet emerges at a time of growing demand for decentralized alternatives to existing centralized large language models (LLMs) controlled by technology giants such as Microsoft and Google. While many projects focus on distributed computing and data performance, GaiaNet focuses specifically on decentralizing centralized AI inference servers, such as ChatGPT, that have dominated the AI lifecycle from data collection to model training and fine-tuning. Boldly challenging industry giants.
The launch of GaiaNet’s testnet and software developer kit (SDK) is scheduled for early Q3 2024, and product alpha testing has already begun in Q2 2024. Those interested in being the first to beta test GaiaNet’s features should visit: www.gaianet.ai And follow me @GaiaNet_AI For more information.
Introduction to Gaianet
GaiaNet is a pioneer in decentralized AI technology dedicated to reshaping the technology industry with a focus on user privacy, transparency, and control. Our state-of-the-art open network infrastructure empowers users by ensuring privacy and censorship resistance in their everyday AI activities through a dynamic network of peer-to-peer edge nodes. This framework fosters the creation and collaboration of innovative AI business ecosystems, benefiting both personal data holders and developers. GaiaNet aims to transform the user experience through AI agents by seamlessly introducing innovative changes while maintaining the intuitive technology and satisfaction that currently exists in the Web2 era.
Website: www.gaianet.ai
Github: https://github.com/GaiaNet-AI
Twitter: @GaiaNet_AI
