Most AI platforms still require users to hand over sensitive data and simply hope it is handled responsibly. @NEARProtocol is taking a different path. With the introduction of NEAR AI Cloud and Private Chat, NEAR is building an AI stack where privacy is provable, not promised. NEAR AI Cloud A secure compute environment for running AI models without exposing sensitive data. It enables verifiable private inference through hardware-level protection, so every computation remains confidential while still giving access to advanced AI models. NEAR Private Chat A privacy-first chat interface built on top of NEAR AI Cloud. Similar to mainstream AI tools, but with true data ownership and cryptographic assurances. When you chat: 1⃣Conversations stay end-to-end encrypted 2⃣Inference runs inside a TEE — isolated, protected, and invisible to external parties 3⃣You can verify security with cryptographic proofs Why it matters Most AI services require sending sensitive data to third-party servers — often with no way to verify what happens behind the scenes. NEAR’s approach flips that model: Trusted Execution Environments + hardware-enforced security + cryptographic verification = real control over your data. A meaningful step toward a privacy-secure AI ecosystem.