AI Needs to Be Decentralized

Dr. Richard Sutton (@RichardSSutton), a pioneer of the interdisciplinary field of reinforcement learning, recently spoke about the power of decentralized collaboration, calling it the foundation of human progress and everything good in the world. AI should be no different.

Right now, AI progress is being slowed by centralized restrictions. Governments and big companies want tight control, deciding who can develop AI and how it’s used. But history shows that the biggest breakthroughs come from open collaboration, not top-down control. The internet thrived because it wasn’t locked down by a single entity—AI should follow the same path.

Some fear AI will replace humans, but that misses the point. AI isn’t a threat—it’s a tool for human progress. It should be open and decentralized, allowing many contributors to improve it rather than being locked away by a few.

Our mission is to preserve humanity's greatest creation, AI, onchain — ensuring it remains accessible to all, resistant to censorship & beneficial for everyone.

Here’s the full video of his talk on AI and alignment from the PTJC 20th Anniversary.

Here’s the full video of his talk on AI and alignment from the PTJC 20th Anniversary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w177Ov-Y3gc

AI is here to enhance human intelligence, not compete with it. Instead of restricting it, we should focus on working with AI to create new opportunities and push innovation forward.

The real challenge isn’t AI itself—it’s whether we let centralized control slow us down or embrace decentralized collaboration to unlock its full potential. AI should be for everyone, not just the powerful few.