AI has a trust problem — Decentralized privacy-preserving tech can fix it

Decentralized privacy-preserving tech can resolve AI’s trust deficit, as verifiability and more substantial data protection won’t compromise AI’s growth.

Opinion by: Felix Xu, co-founder of ARPA Network and Bella Protocol

AI has been a dominant narrative since 2024, but users and companies still cannot completely trust it. Whether it’s finances, personal data or healthcare decisions, hesitation around AI’s reliability and integrity remains high.

This growing AI trust deficit is now one of the most significant barriers to widespread adoption. Decentralized, privacy-preserving technologies are quickly being recognized as viable solutions that offer verifiability, transparency and stronger data protection without compromising AI’s growth.

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