# First foundation model trained on a decentralized cloud; centralized-superiority "going to be debunked"

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2023-10-26
- **Theme:** Decentralized AI — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/decentralized-ai/
- **Source:** How Akash Network is Democratizing Access to Cloud GPUs \| Greg Osuri (0xResearch)
- **Watch at:** 00:28:57 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRA0yN28Dw8&t=1737s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/decentralized-ai/2023-10-26-first-foundation-model-trained-on-a-decentralized-whzc/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "First foundation model trained on a decentralized cloud; centralized-superiority "going to be debunked"," How Akash Network is Democratizing Access to Cloud GPUs \| Greg Osuri (0xResearch), 26 Oct 2023, 00:28:57. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRA0yN28Dw8&t=1737s

## Quote — verbatim

> We saw a full foundation model proposal to run on Akash that consumes about 24,000 A100 \[hours\] — the first time ever a foundational model is being trained on a decentralized cloud. The notion today that foundational training is a lot better on centralized versus decentralized is going to be debunked.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Governance proposal had just passed; he says confidence is "fairly high" and "we should see a functioning model in three months if we play our cards right" ([00:33:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRA0yN28Dw8&t=2039s)), with an in-depth trade-off report to follow.