A new non-profit organization, the Decentralized AI Society (DAIS), has been launched with the goal of addressing the growing concentration of power in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Led by Michael Casey, former CoinDesk chief content officer, DAIS aims to promote a decentralized approach to AI development and challenge the dominance of tech giants.
“The decentralized AI society is acknowledging the fact that centralized platforms in the AI era have a massive head start,” Casey said in an interview. “They own all the data, they own all the compute, and I would say they own the regulators.”
DAIS, which consists of eight founding members including CETI AI, Filecoin Foundation, Bloq, Hypercycle, Morpheus, Hemi, Odyssey, and Lumerin, seeks to tackle four key challenges:
- Capital Allocation: Bringing capital to the decentralized AI world, which has become an arms race for resources like GPUs and data centers.
- Policy Shaping: Influencing AI regulations to promote decentralization and prevent monopolies.
- Education and Promotion: Raising awareness and educating the public about decentralized AI.
- Engineering: Developing new algorithms for distributed learning models.
Casey emphasized the importance of fighting for a decentralized form of AI, given the immense power wielded by tech giants like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Apple. He rejected the notion that decentralization is unattainable, asserting that the challenge must be addressed.
DAIS’s efforts could have a significant impact on the future of AI, potentially fostering a more competitive and equitable landscape. By addressing the challenges of capital, regulation, education, and engineering, the organization aims to create a decentralized AI ecosystem that can rival the centralized dominance of tech giants.
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