Centralized AI threatens a democratic digital future
The decentralized AI industry has a chance to carve out market share, but it will need to prove its security and usefulness. Centralized AI’s dominance risks privacy, transparency and ethical standards.
Opinion by: Manouk Termaaten, founder and CEO of Vertical Studio AI
Major corporations control decentralized AI (DeAI) companies, leaving decentralized AI in the dust. To build a more decentralized world, the sector must actively execute upon a focused DeAI strategy, with shared standards between projects, without compromise.
In April, a UN report warned that AI’s $4.8-trillion market is dominated by a mere 100 companies, most of which are based in the US and China. Centralized AI incumbents have the money and the connections to control this massive new industry, which means significant implications for society.
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