Tether Introduces Tether AI as Tether Expands Beyond Stablecoins
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Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, is expanding its horizons beyond digital currencies and tapping into AI. CEO Paolo Ardoino has announced the development of Tether AI, a suite of artificial intelligence tools aimed at enhancing user privacy and decentralization. Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether and CTO of Bitfinex, has given the world a preview of what could be one of the most groundbreaking shifts in decentralized technology to date: Tether AI. Sharing on X, Ardoino dropped a cryptic but compelling teaser for the company’s next big leap. The post reads: “Coming soon- Personal Infinite Intelligence.” Behind this phrasing lies something far more powerful: an open-source AI runtime built for a decentralized world. The idea? AI that lives on your device, independent, autonomous, and unshackled from centralized servers or corporate gatekeepers. Tether AI represents a fundamental reimagining of artificial intelligence in the age of decentralization. Ardoino describes it as a modular and composable AI framework, one that can evolve and adapt to virtually any device or hardware environment. Whether it’s a smartphone, a Raspberry Pi, or a distributed cluster of servers, Tether AI promises to work without the need for API keys or reliance on a central infrastructure. In essence, it aims to liberate AI from the cloud and bring it to the edge. Embedded within the core of this vision is peer-to-peer interaction. Tether AI aspires to create what Ardoino calls an “unstoppable network of billions of AI agents”, working together, directly with users, across borders, and beyond the reach of corporate surveillance. Composable Payments with USDT and Bitcoin One more element of Tether AI is its integration with crypto payments. The runtime includes a WDK infusion, a developer toolkit designed to seamlessly integrate support for Tether’s stablecoin (USDT) and Bitcoin payments within any AI agent…
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