Tether Launches 41-Billion-Token AI Dataset and Privacy-Focused App to Challenge Big Tech's Data Control
Summary
Tether launches a massive 41-billion-token AI dataset and privacy-focused app that runs artificial intelligence models entirely on users' devices, challenging Big Tech's dominance over AI data and cloud computing while planning future integration with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions.
Key Points
- Tether launches QVAC Genesis I, a 41-billion-token synthetic dataset designed to train science and engineering-focused AI models, positioning it as the world's largest open STEM AI dataset to challenge Big Tech's control of AI data
- The company releases QVAC Workbench, a free cross-platform app that runs AI models entirely on users' devices for complete privacy, with Android available now and iOS coming within days
- CEO Paolo Ardoino states the initiative aims to decentralize intelligence by creating 'local AI' that operates without cloud servers, with future plans to integrate Bitcoin and USDT for autonomous AI agent transactions