In today's digital age, AI plays a crucial role in driving technological advancements. With the continuous evolution and expansion of AI technology, there is a growing demand for high-performance computing resources, extensive storage space, and enhanced privacy computing capabilities.
To address these challenges, the Canadian blockchain development team Swan has spent 3 years on research and development, utilizing Ethereum Layer 2 technology from the OP Stack to create a new AI DePIN solution. Swan Chain has successfully reduced GPU computing costs by 70% and offers a variety of AI+Web3 tools, making it more accessible for developers and users.
1. What is DePIN / AI DePIN
1.1 DePIN
DePIN, short for “Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network,” is a blockchain protocol that establishes, maintains, and operates physical hardware infrastructure in an open and decentralized manner. This includes infrastructure such as data storage, wireless connectivity, computing, energy, and data collection. Through the use of smart contracts and IoT technology, DePIN enables autonomous and real-time interactions within physical infrastructure, enhancing system responsiveness tailored to human needs.
DePIN projects can interconnect, integrate, and operate together, creating a diverse ecosystem that benefits users and the community.
For instance: - Swan leverages the IPFS storage network to store important AI datasets and computing tasks on the Filecoin network. - Swan’s computing nodes offer zero-knowledge proof outsourcing for public blockchains like Aleo and Filecoin, collaborating with Pocket Network for RPC services.
1.2 AI DePIN
AI DePIN is a specialized DePIN network designed to cater to AI computing requirements. It aims to integrate global computing, storage, network, and energy resources, offering efficient, reliable, and cost-effective underlying infrastructure for training, inference, and deployment of AI models. In comparison to traditional centralized cloud service providers for AI, AI DePIN addresses challenges related to high costs, inefficiency, and data privacy.
2. Swan Chain: The First EVM Compatible AI Computing Chain
Established in 2021, Swan Chain serves as the first EVM-compatible AI computing chain, focusing on meeting the unique demands of the AI sector in terms of computing, storage, and data privacy. By utilizing Ethereum Layer 2 technology from the OP Stack, Swan Chain integrates AI with Web3, providing comprehensive solutions including cross-chain storage, computing resources, bandwidth resources, and payment methods. Through the integration of unused computing resources in the community's data centers, Swan Chain significantly reduces computing costs while enabling the monetization of idle computing resources.
3. Swan Chain’s Core Product Matrix
Swan Chain introduces key innovations to address user requirements in computing, storage, and privacy protection, encompassing:
3.1 Distributed AI Computing Ecosystem
Swan Chain offers robust AI computing resources such as CPUs, GPUs, storage, bandwidth, and memory. The Swan Orchestrator efficiently manages global distributed computing resources by dynamically allocating resources for each AI task and ensuring data and model codes security through encryption and sharding technologies.
3.2 Cross-Chain Decentralized Storage
Swan Chain integrates with decentralized storage networks like IPFS and Filecoin to provide users with efficient and economical long-term data storage services.
3.3 ZKP Computing Resources
Swan Chain introduces a ZK outsourcing computing market, offering ZK outsourcing computing services for the global blockchain ecosystem, such as Filecoin and Aleo.
3.4 EVM Compatible Layer 2 Solution
Utilizing OP Superchain technology, Swan Chain serves as an Ethereum L2 AI computing chain, providing a scalable running environment with high throughput and low costs.
4. AI Foundation Models and Platforms
Swan Chain innovates in basic models and platforms, offering a range of support to AI users and developers through platforms like Lagrange DAO.
5. AI Use Cases
Swan Chain supports various AI models like Stable Diffusion and MusicGen, each benefiting from Swan Chain's distributed computing capabilities.
As a leader in AI DePIN, Swan Chain is creating new possibilities in the Web3 and AI computing domain, offering efficient infrastructure support for AI applications. By integrating global resources and providing privacy computing solutions, Swan Chain aims to build a sustainable AI ecosystem, welcoming further innovations in the intelligent era.
