The AI project Sahara AI, which raised $43 million in funding, recently announced its 2025 roadmap, with highlights including the participation method for the testnet, and the mainnet launch scheduled for Q3 2025. Sahara AI is an EVM-compatible high-performance Layer 1 that focuses on a decentralized AI platform, aiming to solve the problem of the current centralization of AI resources. During the KBW event in September, they also invited the recently visited famous singer Kwon Eunbi, gaining significant exposure.
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ToggleTokenizing AI Assets, Sahara Builds Decentralized AI
Sahara AI is an EVM Layer 1 blockchain platform that focuses on a decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, dedicated to creating an open, transparent, and secure AI ecosystem. Its main goal is to democratize the development and application of AI technology, breaking the monopoly of the existing centralized AI platforms. The narrative of the decentralized AI platform also aligns with Tether's investment outlook, as both aim to solve the problem of Web2 giants' oligopoly of AI resources. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino recently stated that the Tether AI platform is about to be launched.
Sahara AI's core ideas are three-fold:
- Fairness and accessibility: Promoting the widespread adoption and fair distribution of AI technology, driving global innovation.
- AI Asset: Sahara AI introduces an innovative framework that allows users to own and manage private AI resources (such as personal data and proprietary models).
- Transparency and traceability: Through blockchain technology, the platform ensures that all records are fully documented and the contributions of each participant can be clearly traced.
In terms of sovereignty and traceability, the ownership and governance of AI assets are fully decentralized, and every transaction and development process is recorded on the blockchain, ensuring transparency, trust, and traceability. Sahara AI also simplifies the process from data collection, model development to AI deployment, and uses the Sahara Blockchain as a Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for AI development, thereby realizing AI Utility.
Sahara AI Launches Four-Layer Architecture
The Sahara AI platform operates on a four-layer architecture, supporting the complete lifecycle from data management to AI asset trading:
- Application Layer:
The main user interface, providing native built-in applications for users to create and profit from AI assets. - Transaction Layer:
Supported by the Sahara Blockchain, managing the traceability, access control, and transactions related to AI assets. - Data Layer:
Integrating on-chain and off-chain data management, enabling seamless data access and storage. - Execution Layer:
Providing AI computing infrastructure, dynamically allocating computing resources to ensure high efficiency and scalability.
Using Sahara ID as Identity for Humans or AI
Both AI entities and human users can use the built-in Sahara ID identity management system in Sahara AI. This identity can be used to track contributions or reputation within the ecosystem, as well as to access AI assets.
What is Sahara Agent? A More Powerful AI Agent
Furthermore, the Sahara Agent is different from the typical AI agent. While general AI Agents usually focus on a single task or function (such as dialogue generation, data analysis, etc.), the Sahara Agent has a complete three-part architecture (brain, sensor, and actuator), supporting operations from perception to decision-making and execution. The design of the Sahara Agent emphasizes generality and flexibility, suitable for complex and dynamic application scenarios, while most general AI Agents are tailored for specific purposes.
Launching EVM-Compatible Layer 1 to Provide Traceable and Efficient Blockchain for AI
The Sahara Chain is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 with a Proof of Stake consensus using the Tendermint algorithm. Like the new-generation blockchains, it has fast block confirmation times, fast average block times, and near-instant finality. It also maintains extremely low gas fees through batch transaction confirmation and a dynamic fee mechanism. The Layer 1 design also reserves space for potential future expansion plans (such as Layer 2).
For reference, the current market capitalization of the blockchain NEAR, which is related to AI, has reached a maximum of $12.7 billion.
Mainnet Launch in Q3 2025, Remember to Register for Whitelist Waitlist
Looking at the roadmap, the mainnet is scheduled to launch in Q3 2025. Remember to register for the whitelist waitlist.
The first season's testnet is currently online. You can register for the second season's whitelist to participate in the next season's testnet. First-season participants earn rewards by collecting, refining, and labeling datasets. Sahara AI is also committed to being retail-friendly, ensuring that the rewards for participants and developers are not too disparate.
In 2025, the first season will launch the Sahara AI Marketplace, a point-to-point trading center where developers can access, deploy AI data, models, and more. Everything will be fully transparent and traceable on the Chain.
In the second quarter of 2025, Sahara Studio will be launched, a comprehensive tool for simplifying AI development:
- Model Training Toolkit: Fine-tune the accuracy and performance of models.
- Model Deployment Toolkit: Efficiently deploy AI models at scale.
- Model Orchestration Toolkit: Instantly improve and manage workflows across multiple models.
In the third quarter of 2025, the Sahara mainnet will be launched, and the official statement says that everyone, from individual developers to startups and large enterprises, will benefit from secure, transparent model and data sources, trusted transactions, and new opportunities for the monetization of AI assets from datasets to models.
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