Tether – the company behind the world's largest stablecoin USDT – is planning to expand into the field of artificial intelligence (AI), as revealed by CEO Paolo Ardoino in a recent interview. Although the new USD stablecoin project is still in its early stages and lacks definitive details, Tether is actively investing in AI technology to diversify its product ecosystem.
According to Ardoino, Tether is developing an AI platform with the goal of launching in June or later in September 2025. The platform is designed as a peer-to-peer alternative to current AI models like OpenAI, allowing users to have complete control over their personal data without sharing it with third parties like ChatGPT or other commercial AI services.
Notably, Tether's AI platform will support direct deployment on popular devices such as affordable smartphones, iPhones, Android phones, and laptops. This means users can perform inference tasks, complex logical processing, and advanced AI features directly on their personal devices without connecting to centralized cloud data centers.
Additionally, this AI platform will allow direct connection with other devices to expand processing and interaction capabilities while ensuring absolute privacy for users. Tether expects this technology will open a new path in decentralized AI, where users are not just consumers but also owners and controllers of their own data.
This move clearly demonstrates Tether's long-term strategy of expanding beyond stablecoins, while also reflecting the growth trend of AI technology and the increasingly important need to protect personal data privacy in the cryptocurrency and technology community.
