Akash AI in 45 days — best AI developer product, not a crypto product
Akash Network Live with Greg Osuri: Akash's progress in 2023, open community development, and more (Akash Network)
“The major, major, major milestone I think the next 45 days is going to be Akash AI… It is going to be the best AI developer product and that’s the goal. It’s not about non-custodial nature, it’s not about crypto… AI developers are not going to use Akash because it’s decentralized; AI developers are going to use Akash because they get cheap GPUs and good developer experience.” — 00:43:52
Context: A deliberate break from Akash’s no-UI tradition — verticalizing for AI because “if we don’t move rapidly to capture this market we may lose out.” Product framing at 00:25:10 and 00:25:53; motivated by crypto-wallet onboarding friction he saw at AI hackathons.