Bittensor Inference Process

Bittensor is a decentralized compute protocol built on the Substrate framework, launched in 2021 to transform artificial intelligence into a collaborative effort. Inspired by Bitcoin, it features a native currency, TAO, with a capped supply of twenty-one million and a four-year halving cycle. Unlike traditional Proof of Work systems, Bittensor utilizes a novel “Proof of Intelligence” mechanism, where participants, called miners, respond to inference requests with AI model outputs.

The Bittensor network comprises two main roles: 

• Validators: They send inference requests to miners and assess the responses based on quality, awarding “vtrust” scores that determine how much TAO miners earn. These cores incentivize validators to accurately and consistently evaluate the outputs.
• Miners (Servers): These participants run the AI models and generate outputs. They compete to provide the most accurate responses to earn TAO rewards. Their outputs could potentially be trained on platforms like Gensyn, enhancing their effectiveness and reward potential.

The interaction between validators and miners forms the Yuma Consensus, encouraging the production of high-quality AI outputs and accurate evaluations. As miners improve and the network’s intelligence grows, Bittensor plans to expand by introducing an application layer. This layer will allow developers to build applications directly querying the Bittensor network.