NEAR Protocol, a Layer-1 blockchain, recently announced its roadmap for 2025, which emphasizes investments in Decentralized Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure. According to the official blog post, the NEAR Ecosystem Infrastructure Committee outlined plans for infrastructure enhancements, including improvements to the NEAR Wallet, Fast Near, and NearBlock. Additionally, the committee aims to form Request for Proposal (RFP) draft groups, advance wallet improvements, and support Chain Abstraction Infrastructure Layer (CAIL) services. These initiatives will bolster the NEAR ecosystem's scalability, security, and user experience. NEAR Protocol's commitment to decentralized AI infrastructure aligns with the growing demand for data privacy, transparency, and security in AI solutions. By investing in this area, NEAR aims to foster innovation and empower developers to build and deploy AI applications in a decentralized and secure manner. The roadmap also highlights the formation of an AI working group dedicated to exploring decentralized AI applications and use cases. This group will foster collaboration and knowledge sharing within the NEAR ecosystem and contribute to the advancement of decentralized AI solutions.