Decentralized compute networks will democratize global AI access
AI compute remains centralized in developed nations. Decentralized blockchain networks can unlock idle GPUs to democratize access.
Opinion by: Gaurav Sharma, CEO of io.net
Artificial intelligence may be in its early days, but it has already delivered significant scientific and technological breakthroughs across the developed world. Unfortunately, these developments have come at a cost: the dangerous centralization of AI.
On Forbes’ 2025 list of the top 50 private AI companies, all are based in the developed world, with 80% in the US.