The blocking of Anthropic’s models by the US authorities confirms the importance of decentralized AI. This was stated by the head of Grayscale’s research department, Zach Pandl.

On June 12, the US government banned foreign nationals from accessing Anthropic’s new models — Fable 5 and Mythos 5. For national security reasons, the company temporarily disabled these AI systems for all users.

Pandl noted that the incident highlights the risks of centralized control. In his opinion, AI is becoming a critical economic resource, and dependence on a narrow circle of companies or the decisions of officials creates vulnerabilities.

“We expect a rise in demand for decentralized solutions such as Bittensor. It is a kind of bitcoin in the world of artificial intelligence,” Pandl emphasized.

Bittensor is positioned as a decentralized analogue of modern AI labs. The project provides access to computing resources through an open global network without intermediaries. Pandl noted that within 12 hours of the news about Anthropic, the price of the platform’s native token TAO rose by 30%.

EdgeRunner AI co-founder Colton Malkerson added that businesses currently “rent intelligence” from large labs. This allows platform owners to restrict access to the service at any moment without explanation.

The head of Grayscale’s research department expects that investors will continue to increase their investments in the decentralized artificial intelligence sector amid regulatory pressure. 

As a reminder, in June Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on the US to tighten its approach to regulating artificial intelligence and to move from a disclosure regime to mandatory safety checks of the most powerful AI models.

Source: ForkLog