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OORT Foundation: Empowering decentralized AI

Since its inception in May 2021, OORT Foundation has been at the forefront of decentralized AI technology, striving to create a transparent, trustworthy, and inclusive AI ecosystem. Recognizing the profound impact of AI technologies like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and OpenAI Sora, OORT emphasizes the importance of varied data sources and diverse perspectives to mitigate biases and ensure fairness in AI development. OORT launched its Layer-1 Olympus Protocol mainnet in late 2023 and has since expanded ecosystem initiatives, including the HumanAIx Alliance and enterprise data partnerships across Asia.

Vision and mission

OORT's vision is to facilitate trustworthy AI for humanity. As AI technologies become integral to our daily lives, building trust through transparency and unbiased data is paramount. OORT's mission, "Cloud for Decentralized AI," embodies this vision by leveraging global resources, from data centers to edge devices, supported by a proprietary blockchain-based verification layer. This ensures that AI development is open, transparent, and involves the community at every stage, from data collection to model deployment.

Decentralized AI approach

OORT redefines the traditional AI development process through decentralization:

* Data Collection: Individuals worldwide can share data via their devices and receive rewards, promoting inclusivity and transparency.

* Data Preprocessing: Community members process and label data, which is then securely stored on OORT's decentralized cloud with blockchain verification.

* Model Design and Training: AI models are collaboratively developed and trained using global computing networks, with the entire process recorded on the blockchain for accountability.

* Model Deployment: AI models can be deployed on user devices, ensuring data security and offline accessibility, bypassing the need for centralized servers.

Products and services

OORT offers a suite of products that enable developers to build AI transparently and cost-effectively:

* OORT DataHub: Facilitates data collection and labeling, maintaining a permanent blockchain record of the process. DataHub has expanded to support community-issued tasks and omni-chain incentives, and has been listed on leading data marketplaces and integrated with major Web3 wallets.

* OORT Storage: Delivers decentralized, AES-256 encrypted, erasure-coded cloud file storage across geo-distributed nodes, ensuring resilient, immutable Web3 data persistence at a fraction of the cost of traditional cloud storage providers.

* OORT Compute: Aggregates geo-distributed GPUs and edge compute to power cost-effective AI model training, inference, and data processing, with the MVP slated for broader availability in 2025.

Decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN)

OORT's DePIN system consists of: