ethereum:0x56a3ba04e95d34268a19b2a4474dc979babdaf76 believes it has the answer: an open marketplace for artificial intelligence.
It wants to use blockchain technology to:
- Record ownership,
- Enforce licensing conditions,
- And distribute rewards among the people who build, host, and evaluate AI products.
A project can attach the letters “AI” to its name, release a token and build an impressive story around technology that barely exists.
ethereum:0x56a3ba04e95d34268a19b2a4474dc979babdaf76 is different.
It’s trying to solve a real problem within the AI sector: AI model ownership.
AI models are either open-source — meaning anyone can build and use it — or they’re closed-source.
In the latter, only developers hired by the company can build for the model. And to access its output, users have to pay.
Since open-source AI is, well, open, developers have struggled to find a way to earn from their work.
Sentient hopes to change that.