Bitcoin showed the path, and decentralized AI must ditch rented compute
Most AI startups are just prompt arbitrage built on rented compute. By 2027, platform landlords will crush 70% of them. Only decentralized AI will survive.
Opinion by: Ahmad Shadid, founder of O.xyz and co-founder of IO.ne
Not a single week passes by without a new artificial intelligence startup coming out of stealth.
With a slick interface, clever prompts and an OpenAI key powering the back-end, these ventures often boast seed valuations that make even a veteran chip designer blush.