io.net has announced a strategic partnership with Gaia, a decentralized AI agent network that enables users to host, own, and interact with AI agents. The collaboration will integrate io.net’s decentralized GPU clusters, optimizing Gaia’s AI agent inferencing capabilities for enhanced performance and reduced processing time.
Gaia AI will leverage io.net’s GPU network to improve computational efficiency, enabling real-time execution of sophisticated AI models with greater precision. Tausif Ahmed, Chief BD Officer at io.net, emphasized the importance of the partnership, stating that decentralized AI requires scalable, secure infrastructure, and that io.net’s GPU network is key to delivering this capability.
Matt Wright, CEO of Gaia, highlighted the benefits, explaining that the partnership provides Gaia’s AI agents with the computational power needed for complex real-time tasks. He reiterated that privacy and security remain core principles, ensuring safe AI processing within a decentralized environment.
The partnership extends beyond infrastructure, as io.net is sponsoring Gaia’s Autonomous Hackathon, providing computational power to winning teams to accelerate AI-driven innovation. Both companies are committed to advancing AI services for edge computing, secure decentralized platforms, and research initiatives aimed at expanding the frontiers of AI and decentralized technologies.
io.net is a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) that provides on-demand GPU clusters for AI/ML operations and cloud computing, while Gaia enables users to run, customize, and monetize AI agents through a blockchain-powered ecosystem.