Flare and Google Cloud bet on decentralized AI while launching a hackathon with a prize pool of $ 100,000 at UC Berkeley.
De Target = “_ Blank”> FLR) and Google Cloud work together for the verifiable AI Hackathon at UC Berkeley, where developers will compete to build AI applications that combine off-chain processing and blockchain technology, crypto.news Exclusive.
The event, which takes place from 7-9 March, will contain a total prize pool of $ 100,000, with $ 60,000 assigned to personal participants in California Memorial Stadium and $ 40,000 for virtual participants in Dorahacks.
The Hackathon will focus on trusted implementation environments, so that complex AI tasks can be processed off-chain while retaining the blockchain stack of Flare. The confidential calculation of Google Cloud will be available to help developers experiment with the integration of AI and decentralized systems.
“This hackathon represents a groundbreaking initiative because we are combining the confidential calculation technology of Google Cloud for the first time with blockchain. It is an exciting opportunity to investigate how verifiable AI industries can reform and stimulate innovation. “
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Four tracks to explore AI and blockchain integration
Participants can choose from four tracks, each focused on different AI and blockchain applications. Social AI agents investigate AI who mimics human interaction, while RAG Knowledge Systems is about AI that works with structured data. Defai (Defi X AI) combines AI with decentralized finances and consensus learning focuses on AI models that have been trained in decentralized networks.
For Flare, this initiative is the result of a several -month partnership with Google Cloud, which started in January 2024 when Google Cloud became a validator and data provider for Flare. Flare CEO Hugo Philion commented on the Hackathon and said that the collaboration “determines new standards in the intersection of blockchain and confidential computer use.”
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