Wednesday, 11 December 2024 10:00 AM
Company Update
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / December 11, 2024 / In a world where tech giants burn through billions in computing costs while using your data, artificial intelligence has become the ultimate corporate asset-powerful, expensive, and firmly out of reach for most people. LA-based startup Immutable Labs is pioneering a radical shift: a distributed computing network that runs advanced AI on a fraction of current hardware costs and pierces the black box of AI which is critical for trust and compliance.
They ask, what if the future of AI was fully human-owned rather than by corporations or governments; from data, to validation, to computing power?
This bold vision drives Ali, founder and CEO of ImmutableLabs (immu.ai), who fundamentally reimagines artificial intelligence as a user-owned, transparent network that anyone can access, contribute to, and profit from. "We are decentralizing AI in the same way Bitcoin decentralized money, but with new cryptographic techniques early pioneers could not access," Ali explains. "This isn't just about technology-it's about giving everyone, everywhere, the ability to access knowledge and unlock their creative potential ".
Reclaiming Control Over Knowledge
For years, high costs and centralized control have limited access to cutting-edge AI. Immutable Labs is reversing this model by developing ultra-efficient, explainable AI models that can operate without the need for massive data centers or supercomputers. These models ensure that people in developing nations-those without access to supercomputers-can actively participate and contribute. This model also distributes power load which is becoming an issue, as well as provides compliant, inexpensive computing power to businesses who would pay the people providing data and computing power to use their resources.
Their goal? A world where access to knowledge isn't a privilege but an essential right while piecing the black box of AI..
"Consider the impact on a farmer in a rural community using AI to optimize crop yields or a student in a developing country reaping the benefits of accessible education through personalized AI learning," says Ali. "By removing traditional gatekeepers, we can unleash opportunities on a global scale." Immutable Labs' full decentralization across all layers allows control over a fully human-owned network without centralized entities on any layer.
This vision goes beyond equitable access. By enabling participation at every level, this start-up's approach ensures that our creativity becomes the driving force behind AI's growth.
How Do They Do It?
The centralization of artificial intelligence presents a critical inflection point, with power consolidating among select entities as AI capabilities expand, creating an urgent need for distributed control. Immutable Labs' technical infrastructure presents solutions with several critical innovations.
First, the platform leverages post-2018 cryptographic advances and electronic warfare security frameworks to modernize Hal Finney's forward-looking vision for Proof of Work, superseding Wei Dai's historically significant but not useful for real world computing solutions. This synthesis enables a robust protocol for secure machine-to-machine consensus and communication. Second, their proprietary node system transforms individual computers into secured oracles-solving a persistent centralization vulnerability identified in Nick Szabo's 2001 paper "Trusted Third Parties are Security Holes," establishing stronger trust mechanisms than those available during Bitcoin's development. The startup's final breakthrough eliminated mixer requirements, enabling a Proof of Useful Work network architecture.
The platform's verification system operates through a sophisticated two-tier trust framework: participants establish credibility either through direct credential verification or via a trustless process utilizing an advanced Mechanical Turk implementation with integrated trust scoring. The system directly addresses data contributor compensation, implementing monetary incentives for users who share valuable information, contrasting sharply with automated scraping methods and unauthorized data collection.
Through proprietary explainable AI implementations utilizing on-chain data, the platform tracks and attributes individual contributions within the data model, providing clear documentation when their information influences outcomes. This mechanism enables contributors to establish thought leadership within their domains while maintaining ownership of their insights, diverging from conventional black-box systems that obscure data sources within centralized corporate structures.
Market Momentum
As with any technology, AI's true potential can only be unlocked when everyone has a seat at the table. From curious tinkerers to visionary builders, each individual has something unique to bring to this technological renaissance. The promise of AI isn't about consolidating power-it's about distributing it, and creating tools that work for everyone, not just a privileged few. From Holochain, Koii Networks, and EU based companies that require heavy compliance for AI, to divisions within Berkeley University committed to providing accurate data, industry partnerships demonstrate growing confidence in the platform's capabilities. Immutable Labs is not only building better technology-they're taking AI out of the hands of gatekeepers and putting it where it belongs - in our hands.
Immutable Labs has been fully self funded to build a POC that works and after 2 years is ready for a public presale with a working testnet that is launching soon. Their solution is owned by the community, but built for enterprises to meet their needs for GPUs while providing compliance through transparency.
Contact:-
Name: Immutable Labs
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SOURCE: Immutable Labs