AI Belongs to the People? Gaia Starts Global Decentralized AI Tour in Seoul This Week

- Decentralized AI Event in Seoul this April and Insights from Global Experts - Key Discussion Sessions on AI Control, Ownership, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence [Unblock Media] This April, global AI experts will gather in Seoul to discuss the future of decentralized AI (deAI). Gaia, a leader in building decentralized AI networks, will host a series of events in Seoul addressing the fundamental question, "Who should control AI?" Gaia raises concerns about the centralized AI ecosystem, including data bias, restricted access, and monopolistic structures, by asking, "Who controls the models that control the future?" The upcoming events in Seoul aim to introduce the concept and technology of decentralized AI as a practical alternative to these issues. Event Schedule Summary and Key Speakers April 11 – Open Source AI Summit - Theme: "Who controls the models, who controls the future?" - Speaker: Shanku (Gaia COO) - Venue: Sky 31 Convention, Lotte World Tower - Content: Discussion on how to build a responsible and open AI ecosystem April 14 – ETH Seoul Panel Discussion - Theme: deAI's Present and Future: What works, what’s hype, what’s next - Speaker: Mateo (Gaia CEO) - Time: 16:30 - Content: Valid cases, failures, and next steps in decentralized AI - Expected Case Mentions: Aethos Protocol, Bittensor Network, etc. - Follow-up Networking: Cocktails with Gaia (18:30, Courte Sidebar) April 15 – Road to an Agentic Future - Theme: How and why to host AI inference nodes yourself - Speaker: Mateo - Time: 18:00 - Venue: Hyundai Card Music Library - Key Message: "Running your own AI is the beginning of true sovereignty" 19:45 Panel Session - Speaker: Ian - Theme: Building blocks of agent-based AI systems - Background: UC Berkeley Professor, Distributed Computing Expert, Leader of Ray Project April 16 – Gaia Special Session - Theme: "The Essence and Promise of deAI" - Speaker: Ian - Time: 14:00 - Venue: Cheongdam Nine, Gangnam ### Why is Decentralized AI Important Now? Decentralized AI goes beyond being a mere tech trend, embracing values such as distributing platform power, securing data sovereignty, and creating creator-centric incentive designs. This event is expected to serve as a practical forum for discussions on how Korea's blockchain and AI communities can connect with the global decentralization movement. Gaia is not just asking "how to build AI" but also providing community-based answers to the questions of "who owns AI and how we build it together." The series of events in Seoul are the first steps in making this vision a reality.