ByteTrade Lab and UC Berkeley Partner to Explore the Next Generation of Decentralized AI

ByteTrade
Lab,
an
industrial
partner
with
the
University
of
California,
Berkeley
(“Berkeley”)
FHL
Vive
Center,
today
announced
that
the
partnership
has
led
to
the
launch
of GaiaNet,
a
new
decentralized
AI
infrastructure
project.

GaiaNet
is
a
decentralized
network
that
provides
secure,
censorship-resistant,
and
monetizable
AI
agents
that
incorporate
each
individual’s
proprietary
knowledge
and
skills
while
preserving
privacy.
Instead
of
setting
up
centralized
servers,
GaiaNet
is
building
a
distributed
network
of
edge-computing
nodes
controlled
by
individuals
and
businesses,
to
host
fine-tuned
AI
models,
based
on
the
node
operator’s
proprietary
domain
knowledge
and
expertise.
Each
GiaiaNet
node
is
a
digital
twin
of
a
real-world
expert
or
personality,
such
as
a
university
teaching
assistant,
a
high
school
teacher,
a
crypto
trader,
or
a
customer
service
agent,
performing
skilled
knowledge
tasks
on
behalf
of
its
creator
or
operator.
GaiaNet
boldly
challenges
the
centralized
industry
giants
that
have
dominated
the
AI
lifecycle,
from
data
collection
to
model
training
and
fine-tuning.

GaiaNet
recognizes
the
advancement
of
edge
AI
research
at
Berkeley,
particularly
at
the
FHL
Vive
Center
where
it
drives
the
adoption
of
small
language
models
for
offering
interactive
and
educational
AI
teaching
assistant
services
to
the
broad
student
community.
GaiaNet
envisions
that
its
decentralized
infrastructure
will
help
to
onboard
more
educational
content
and
more
educators
in
a
decentralized
fashion,
and
spread
the
use
of
AI
teaching
and
learning
applications
outside
the
elite
higher-education
institutions
to
professional
development
and
professional
services
markets.

“I
am
honored
to
collaborate
with
Berkeley
in
our
shared
mission
to
revolutionize
learning
through
decentralized
AI.
GaiaNet
is
not
just
a
network;
it’s
a
paradigm
shift
towards
a
more
secure,
censorship-resistant
future
while
preserving
privacy
and
autonomy”,
stated
Shashank
Sripada，
Co-founder
of
GaiaNet. “GaiaNet
is
also
committed
to
simplicity,
ensuring
that
individuals
and
businesses
can
easily
set
up
their
own
nodes
and
fine-tune
their
AI
models
with
their
proprietary
knowledge.
Through
GaiaNet’s
intuitive
interface
and
streamlined
processes,
accessing
cutting-edge
AI
technology
has
never
been
easier”.

As
an
esteemed
academic
institution,
UC
Berkeley
Vive
Center
is
primed
to
leverage
its
expertise
to
openly
support
the
advancement
of
decentralized
AI,
especially
with
its
partner
ByteTrade
to
explore
the
technologies
behind
GaiaNet.
This
collaboration
exemplifies
the
University’s
dedication
to
staying
at
the
forefront
of
the
most
significant
challenges
and
innovations
in
Artificial
Intelligence.

About
GaiaNet

Gaianet
stands
as
a
trailblazer
in
decentralized
AI
technology,
dedicated
to
reshaping
the
tech
industry
with
a
focus
on
user
privacy,
transparency,
and
control.
Our
cutting-edge
open-source
infrastructure
empowers
users
by
ensuring
privacy
and
censorship
resistance
in
daily
AI
activities
through
a
dynamic
network
of
peer-to-peer
edge
nodes.
This
framework
fosters
the
creation
and
collaboration
of
innovative
AI
business
ecosystems,
benefiting
both
private
data
holders
and
developers.
Gaianet
aims
to
revolutionize
the
user
experience
with
AI
chatbots,
seamlessly
introducing
transformative
changes
while
preserving
the
intuitive
technology
and
satisfaction
currently
existing
in
the
Web2
era. 
Website: www.gaianet.ai
Github: https://github.com/GaiaNet-AI 
Twitter: @GaiaNet_AI 

About
ByteTrade
Lab

ByteTrade
Lab is
inventing
the
infrastructure
to
decentralize
the
internet
application
and
protocol
layer
for
developers
and
users,
ushering
in
a
new
internet
paradigm
that
achieves
the
full
Web
3.0
value
proposition.
ByteTrade’s
innovative
Web
3.0
Operating
System-Terminus
OS,
running
atop
a
network
of
decentralized
personal
servers
protected
by
personal
private
keys,
will
build
a
new
decentralized
internet
to
empower
users
in
controlling
their
own
data
and
services.
The
company
is
backed
by
Susquehanna
International
Group
(SIG)’s
Asia
Venture
Capital
Fund,
and
leading
institutional
investors
including
INCE
Capital,
BAI
Capital,
Sky9
Capital,
BlueRun,
and
PWC
with
a
$50mil
USD
A
round
financing. 
Website: www.bytetradelab.io
Twitter: @ByteTrade_Lab

About
UC
Berkeley
FHL
Vive
Center

Connecting
the
world
of
individuals
and
businesses
in
a
fully
decentralized
and
trustless
fashion
has
generated
tremendous
excitement
to
develop
new
solutions
in
the
blockchain
and
DeFi
space.
Berkeley
FHL
Vive
Center
aims
to
support
the
long-term
growth
of
decentralized
technologies
and
applications
by
offering
our
expertise
to
create
new
education
and
degree
programs
for
motivated
students;
promote
cross-disciplinary
research
to
address
urgent
technology
bottlenecks
and
provide
a
Berkeley
platform
for
academic
and
industrial
partners
to
collaborate.
Together,
we
can
shape
our
society
in
a
digital
world
that
is
more
immersive,
more
connected,
and
more
fair. 
Website: vivecenter.berkeley.edu