Heurist: Redefining AI infrastructure - from cloud computing to on-chain computing power
In the past two years, we have witnessed how the AI revolution has reshaped the entire technology industry. The emergence of ChatGPT has made large-scale language models a popular discipline, and the explosion of AIGC tools such as Midjourney has redefined the creative paradigm. However, behind the vigorous innovation of AI applications is the increasingly concentrated computing power monopoly - OpenAI relies on Microsoft Azure, Anthropic chooses AWS, and Claude relies on Google Cloud.
The centralization of AI computing infrastructure is becoming a bottleneck restricting the innovation and development of the entire industry.
In this context, Heurist puts forward a bold proposition: Can we use the decentralized thinking of blockchain and Web3 to reconstruct the AI infrastructure layer?
1⃣ Why is now the time to reconstruct AI infrastructure?
Let's first look at a few key data points:
- Global AI infrastructure spending will reach $138 billion in 2023 (IDC data)
- The top three cloud service providers AWS/Azure/GCP account for over 70% of the market share
- Prices of high-end GPU chips have increased by over 200% in the past year
- AI startups' computing expenditures account for 40-60% of total costs
These data reveal three core pain points:
- High computing power costs limit innovation
- Overconcentration of resources leads to dependency risks
- Inefficient allocation of computing resources
The Web3 native incentive mechanisms and decentralized architecture can precisely break through these bottlenecks.
2⃣ Heurist's Technological Innovation: Redefining Computing Power Infrastructure
Unlike traditional cloud services, Heurist adopts a completely decentralized architecture design:
- API-first infrastructure
Developers do not need to manage GPU machines, they can access the required computing power through simple API calls. This design greatly lowers the barrier to entry, enabling developers of any scale to efficiently access AI capabilities.
- Elastic computing power scheduling
Based on on-chain price discovery mechanism, computing power resources can automatically scale according to demand. This resolves the common resource wastage issues seen with traditional cloud service providers.
- Permissionless miner access
Any GPU holder can join or exit the network at any time. This open mechanism greatly expands the pool of available computing power.
From the achievements that Heurist has already made, this architectural design has been market-validated:
- Successfully processed over 1.3B AI inference requests
- Over 13k high-end GPU miners have joined the network
- Over 20 AI models achieved production-level deployment
3⃣ Innovation in Token Economics: A New Paradigm for Monetizing Computing Power
Heurist's token economic design is also noteworthy. It does not simply replicate traditional mining pool models but constructs a multi-layered value capture system:
- Computing power providers (GPU miners)
Tokens are rewarded for providing computing power, with rewards dynamically adjusted based on actual contribution of computing power and network usage.
- Developers
Pay tokens to use computing power, but the overall cost is significantly lower than centralized cloud services.
- Governance participants
Can participate in the adjustment of important network parameters, such as pricing mechanisms, resource allocation, etc.
It is worth noting that Heurist has already built a substantial value closed loop before the token issuance:
- Over 28k AIGC NFTs minted on ZKSync Era
- Acquire 2.4M ZK token airdrop at the same level as Sophon and GRVT
- Complete Intract loyalty program system
4⃣ Ecological Construction: A Complete Layout from Infrastructure to Application Layer
Heurist's ecological construction strategy also demonstrates its ambition:
Infrastructure layer partners:
- Aethir (distributed computing network)
- Exabits (GPU computing power aggregation)
- Spheron (decentralized computing network)
- Mintair (smart contract deployment service)
Application layer ecosystem:
- GenLayer (L1 public chain based on LLM consensus)
- CreatorBid (AI agent launch pad)
- Weave Platform (no-code AI agent platform)
- Arbus AI (Web3 data platform)
Recently, Heurist has become the API provider for the AI MeMe fund's AI16Z Agent Framework.
This comprehensive ecological layout makes Heurist not just a computing power provider but is building a complete DeAI infrastructure network.
5⃣ Investment Value Analysis
Advantages:
- Technical barriers: Self-developed distributed computing power scheduling system
- Early market validation: Numerous practical application cases already exist
- Strong investment coalition: including Amber Group, Contango Digital, and others
- Complete token economic model and value capture mechanism
Risks:
- Balancing decentralization and efficiency of the computing power network
- Impact of GPU price fluctuations on network stability
- Potential regulatory uncertainties
6⃣ Future Outlook
In my view, Heurist represents a new paradigm for AI infrastructure. It not only addresses the computing power bottleneck currently faced by the AI industry but more importantly, pioneers a new way of organizing infrastructure.
Just as Ethereum redefined the computing paradigm, Heurist may redefine the way AI computing power is provided. Particularly noteworthy is:
- Upcoming Token Generation Event (TGE)
- Integration with more L1/L2
- Expansion of the AI Agent ecosystem
After experiencing DeFi and NFTs, DeAI may become the next important narrative. As an innovator at the infrastructure layer, Heurist is worth close attention.
That's all.
