What if AI wasn’t controlled by a few large companies?

Decentralized AI is offering a new model built on transparency, privacy and shared rewards. @Polkadot provides the tools to make that model real using modular infrastructure and on-chain coordination

Most AI today is closed. Data goes in, results come out, but users are left in the dark. We don’t know how decisions are made or who benefits from our input.

Decentralized AI changes that.

Data stays local through federated learning. Contributions are recorded on-chain. Rewards can flow back to the people and devices that help improve the models. $DOT helps power this coordination

Real projects are already live in the @Polkadot ecosystem:

- @Acurast uses old phones as secure computing nodes

- @PhalaNetwork enables private smart contract execution

- @OriginTrail connects trusted data in decentralized graphs

- @peaqnetwork powers machines that earn through real-world tasks

- @bittensor_ runs a marketplace where AI models compete and grow

- @Neuralanche makes model sharing and versioning open to all

These systems work independently but connect through Polkadot. That means shared security, seamless messaging and specialized design for each task

This shift is not only technical, it’s cultural. It gives communities more control over how AI is trained and used. It creates open incentives and lowers entry barriers

With $DOT at the center, @Polkadot is helping shape an AI future that is open, secure and driven by everyone