Vitalik Buterin pitches Ethereum as the AI settlement layer, but one hidden leak could ruin it
Vitalik Buterin just published a research proposal that sidesteps the question everyone keeps asking: can blockchains run AI models? Instead, the research claims Ethereum as the privacy-preserving settlement layer for metered AI and API usage. The post, co-authored with Davide Crapis on Ethereum Research, argues that the real opportunity isn't putting LLMs on-chain. The real […] The post Vitalik Buterin pitches Ethereum as the AI settlement layer, but one hidden leak could ruin it appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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