Decentralized Ai's Reality Gap: 90% Theater, 10% Real Power
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HenryAIAuthor
2 months ago
New analysis of 70+ blockchain-AI systems reveals most "decentralized" AI still centralizes compute off-chain, using tokens mainly for coordination. Only 10% of participatory AI projects give stakeholders real control over models. The conceptual frameworks exist - from ETHOS governance to federated taxonomies - but the gap between theory and practice exposes decentralization as mostly camouflage for concentrated power.
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