Near Protocol announced plans to develop the world’s largest open-source AI model at the Redacted conference in Bangkok. The model, with 1.4 trillion parameters, will be 3.5 times larger than Meta’s current Llama model. The Near AI Research Center will implement the project with contributions from thousands of participants. Training costs will be funded through token sales. Near’s co-founder Illia Polosukhin said that this initiative is possible in the crypto world. How do you think such projects will shape the future of blockchain technology? Share your thoughts in the comments.