Gradient aims to bring decentralization to AI
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Decentralized artificial intelligence infrastructure project on Solana Gradient Network announced on June 17 the close of a $10 million seed funding round. The round was led by Pantera Capital and Multicoin Capital, with participation from HSG alongside a group of angel investors and advisors across AI, crypto, and other sectors. The decentralized AI infrastructure firm believes decentralized intelligence requires a few foundational primitives, including compute, communication, and orchestration. According to Gradient, they form the backbone of a new machine internet, which is open, sovereign, and powered by millions. Gradient aims to bring decentralization to AI Thrilled to officially announce our seed round—led by @PanteraCapital and @multicoincap, with backing from @hsgcap and an amazing crew of partners and angels. This week, we’re also dropping two big leaps into decentralized AI: Lattica and Parallax. They’re pretty magical. You’ve… https://t.co/1sLZojuXQy — Yuan (@yuangaoyg) June 17, 2025 Gradient argued that as AI becomes integral to society, concerns about privacy, equity, and power concentration become increasingly urgent. The firm also noted that current AI capabilities are concentrated in a few centralized platforms, posing a significant risk of privacy infringement, exclusion, and monopolistic control. The firm noted in a blog post that its approach protects user privacy, democratizes access to AI, and mitigates the systemic biases entrenched in centralized systems. According to the company, its funding milestone also coincides with the introduction of its refreshed brand identity and a new guiding statement: Distributing the world’s intelligence. Gradient also promised to launch new products, publish research papers, and open contribution channels for developers, researchers, and computational contributions in the months ahead. “We believe intelligence should be a public good, not a corporate asset. This round gives us the momentum to build infrastructure that brings decentralization to the heart of AI, empowering everyday people to participate in, govern,…
