We are thrilled to announce that iExec is now a proud Gold Member of the Intel Partner Alliance. This achievement not only marks a new chapter in the continued collaboration with Intel, but also highlights iExec’s dedication to privacy-preserving solutions through the combination of Confidential Computing and Blockchain technologies.
Over the past 5 years, iExec’s collaboration with Intel has flourished, which is evident from our collaborative efforts centered on the use of Intel SGX hardware enclaves with blockchain. This joint venture has been instrumental in the development of our state-of-the-art privacy-preserving infrastructure.
Back in 2018, Intel and iExec worked together to construct the very first end-to-end secured solution combining confidential computing and blockchain, presented together at the Consensus 2018 event in New York City. The collaborative milestones didn’t stop there. We also co-authored the Off-Chain Trusted Compute Specification with Intel, a groundbreaking initiative for the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (EEA) consortium. We’ve continued to work alongside Intel on various research papers and Proofs-of-Concept (POC), including a demo using 5G connected ‘rescue robots’ showcased at the 2019 Mobile World Congress event.
As a member of the Intel AI Builder Program, iExec and Intel offered a solution for AI model renting to empower owners to securely monetize valuable AI assets. The below demo shows an AI Car Detection app utilizing a trained AI model. Owners can monetize their valuable trained AI models, determine user access, while retaining complete ownership. The encrypted dataset remains secure and prevents unauthorized inspection. iExec’s confidential computing, Intel SGX, and blockchain work together to make sure the AI model’s intellectual property remains protected. Owners can be paid each time it is used; essentially this means being able to ‘rent out’ trained AI models.
⏯ WATCH: iExec Demo: How to Rent a Trained AI Model using Intel SGX & Blockchain
Monetizing Training AI Models using iExec blockchain tech and Intel SGX
Moving the collaboration forward: Intel Partner Alliance Gold Member
The Intel Partner Alliance Program is the evolution of the earlier Intel AI Builders program, designed to enhance collaboration and innovation among its members.
With our new status as a Gold Member, the prospects are brighter than ever. We’re positioned to widen our range of privacy-preserving solutions. iExec remains committed to staying at the forefront of innovation in this quickly evolving industry.
Most recently, our team has been hard at work deploying Intel TDX (Trust Domain Extensions). Intel TDX is another confidential computing technology designed to enhance data protection and confidentiality by creating isolated environments known as “trust domains”. These can be combined with Intel SGX hardware enclaves, which focus on application-level confidential computing while TDX offers VM-level protection. This research lays the groundwork for a new use case that we’re excited to present. Watch this space!
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