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Media Feature: Ocean has been named in one of the Top 100 companies shaping the future of AI, alongside pioneers like OpenAI, mistral, AnthropicAI, and fellow decentralised projects like opentensor, in a new hubculture feature
This list spotlights companies that aren’t just hype, but canon events in the AI story, building real infrastructure, driving cultural & technical shifts, and aligning with values that matter
Proud to see Ocean recognised for making decentralised, privacy-preserving AI practical.
Read the full feature👇
https://hubculture.com/hubs/hubnews/news/1885
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1935301151294947584?t=ca6LtScurk2TrEaXIknt_Q&s=19
Psst! We are offering you privacy with computational advantage
Ocean Nodes secure the full AI learning loop, from training to inference, by decentralising the compute execution layer
They operate on a zero-trust architecture, enforced through cryptographic verification and containerized runtimes, ensuring no raw data exposure or unauthorized access
All compute runs on a token-incentivized substrate, with on-chain permissioning and verifiable provenance, unlocking trusted, scalable, and privacy-preserving AI
Learn more: https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/ocean-node
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1934923151688818744?s=46&t=sfyIS0XeZHZd-w68hBLkvw
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DePIN is booming. But how do these networks monetise and compute on real-world data?
Ocean Nodes bring the missing piece, a decentralised, privacy-first compute layer for AI and analytics
Here’s how it works:
1. Raw data stays local (e.g., EV logs, smart meters)
2. Compute jobs run on-site, no data ever exposed
3. Low-latency inference at the edge
4. Providers earn per job, users pay only for what they use
Compute-to-Data in action
Decentralized. Secure. Scalable
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1933105507041944051
Verifiable Data Provenance with Ocean Protocol
In an era of increasing AI regulation (e.g. the EU AI Act), data provenance is no longer optional, it’s essential. Teams must not only know what data powers their models but also prove it
Ocean Protocol makes this possible with a transparent, auditable stack built for decentralised AI
-Data NFTs let you uniquely identify and tokenise datasets
-Datatokens enable controlled, on-chain access
-Every compute job and data interaction is logged immutably, creating a full audit trail
-Datasets and models are versioned, so you can trace:
1. How data evolved over time
2. Which model was trained on which version
With Ocean, you go from black-box AI to traceable, compliant, and trustworthy pipelines
Explore how to build transparent AI systems:
docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1932460922515157151?s=46&t=sfyIS0XeZHZd-w68hBLkvw
GM ☀️
The future is secret computing
Data stays put
No intermediaries. No exposure
Just secure, verifiable computation
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1932012662155563509?t=8-jPaTz_SdLrBgoDavfH8Q&s=19
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https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1930590398830809597
"We are naturally born cyborgs, our brain quickly co-opts technology as part of us."
In this conversation, Ocean founder @trentmc0 shares his vision for non-invasive BCIs, sovereign compute, and Ocean’s role in enabling a decentralised AI future.
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1929854619515072519?t=hN1HDsyDMoS6ukaxPYpI1Q&s=19
What if you could license your dataset in minutes, not months?
With Ocean CLI:
1. Upload your dataset
2. Tokenise it with a Data NFT
3. Sell access with Datatokens
Smart contracts do the lawyering. You focus on research
https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/contracts/data-nfts
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1928419521078927734
Modern AI is starving for compute
Training and inference need massive GPU power, but most of it is locked behind hyperscalers like AWS or Google Cloud
This creates serious problems:
1. Startups & researchers get priced out
2. Surveillance & compliance risks rise
3. Local innovation gets crushed under central control
Ocean Nodes offer an alternative, a decentralised, permissionless compute layer where:
- Anyone can contribute idle GPUs/CPUs to the network
- Developers can run containerised AI workloads (training, inference, validation)
-All jobs are cryptographically verified with zero-trust security
This turns DePIN from just hardware into intelligence
Learn how Ocean Nodes are becoming the compute layer for sovereign AI:
https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/ocean-node
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1927705239001468982
CPUs and GPUs have powered decades of computing from desktop applications to large-scale enterprise systems
CPUs are optimised for sequential tasks, ideal for logic-heavy operations and operating systems. GPUs, with thousands of smaller cores, are better at handling parallel operations like rendering and machine learning inference
However, both have limits
Modern AI workloads require massive parallelism and scalability that centralised infrastructure often struggles to provide due to cost, energy demands, and hardware limitations
This is where distributed computing enters
By aggregating underutilised compute, from gaming GPUs to idle enterprise resources, distributed systems offer a scalable, cost-effective, and energy-aware alternative to traditional cloud computing
It’s not just more compute, it’s smarter, decentralised, and future-proof
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1927013668971069924?s=46&t=sfyIS0XeZHZd-w68hBLkvw
The Ocean CLI tool is your gateway to privacy-preserving AI development
With a single command, such as "npm run cli publish path/to/metadata.json", you can easily tokenise your data into on-chain Data NFTs
Once tokenised, you can leverage Ocean Compute-to-Data to:
1. Perform federated learning on private datasets
2. Train ML models on fresh, real-world data
3. Build data cooperatives, all while staying compliant
Learn how it enables data scientists, AI developers, and researchers to unlock data value securely
https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/ocean-cli
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1925867112343457990?t=J7hIWI1tI0hctH_cid0t8g&s=19
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https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1925431434162184300?t=RzOk6hfaPlEi4Yq3GM7i2A&s=19
Did you know?
The Ocean VS Code Extension lets you test and run compute jobs directly from your editor, no external tools required
Simulate Ocean network jobs locally in a built-in sandbox, speeding up AI workflows with zero blockchain overhead
https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/vscode
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1924758257773543682?t=MgCBT4JGYjqS8PdGJ1XDbw&s=19
“AI are people too” - @trentmc0 at the DeAGI @ASI_Alliance dedicated event at #Consensus2025
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1923162740866089223?t=JjezHXSjZLdJfwJQulfkZQ&s=19
With the EU AI Act and the U.S. Executive Order pushing for safe, secure, and trustworthy AI, protecting sensitive data is no longer optional; it’s a regulatory imperative
Ocean Compute-to-Data ensures compliance by design:
1. Algorithms travel to the data
2. Execution occurs within isolated, sandboxed runtimes (e.g., Dockerized environments, Kubernetes pods, or TEE-backed compute nodes)
3. Only aggregated, policy-compliant results return
Learn more: https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/compute-to-data
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1934989288564806005?t=f5xdHpwxP4waX1KnH8qLxw&s=19
Why send data to the cloud when the cloud can come to your AI?
DePAI unlocks real-world data from decentralized sensors, robots, and physical AI
Ocean Compute brings the missing piece: private, secure, and on-site compute
With Ocean Compute-to-Data, DePAI nodes can:
1. Run AI models locally on sensitive sensor data without exposing it
2. Earn rewards for providing decentralised power to global AI developers
3. Enable federated learning across AI without sharing raw data
Train smarter, stay private
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1933512736618549682?s=46&t=sfyIS0XeZHZd-w68hBLkvw
Did you know?
In just 5 simple steps, you can tokenise and monetise your data using Ocean CLI:
1. Prepare your files
– Create a small metadata file (title, description, author)
– Organise your dataset (CSV, images, etc.)
2. Install & log in
– Install via npm install -g oceanprotocol/cli
– Log in with ocean account login
3. Publish your dataset
– Run ocean publish with your metadata and data files
4. Mint your Data NFT and datatoken
– Ocean CLI automatically generates both assets for access control and monetisation
5. Share or sell access
– Distribute datatokens to give users permission to download or compute on your dataset
Your data is now on-chain, verifiable, and under your control
Explore more: https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/ocean-cli
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1933189179707396361?s=46&t=sfyIS0XeZHZd-w68hBLkvw
Inference allows a trained AI model to apply its knowledge to new, unseen data, transforming raw inputs into meaningful predictions or decisions
However, centralised inference is challenging due to strict privacy regulations, concerns about exposing data, and the high costs & delays associated with cloud computing
The Ocean C2D framework elegantly bridges this gap by enabling secure, privacy-preserving AI inference. Instead of moving data to the model, Ocean C2D packages the model in an isolated environment and sends it directly to the encrypted data location. Trusted execution nodes process the data on-site, ensuring that neither raw data nor model weights are ever exposed
Smart contracts and datatokens automate permissions and payments to reward node operators & data owners, enabling decentralised inference across borders
Learn more: https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/compute-to-data
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1932818660214640913
The Ocean VS Code extension brings decentralised AI workflows right into your IDE:
-Run privacy-preserving compute jobs (C2D)
-Tokenize & monetize datasets
-Monitor jobs in real-time
-Access AI-ready data, no backend needed
Your AI command centre, built for Web3
Explore it: https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/vscode
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1932119033484382288?t=15gzgbpdMNjWoxF-eFyh1A&s=19
Excited to be a community partner for @ProofofTalk, bringing together the biggest names on stage, including @BarrySilbert, @CathieDWood & @balajis!
And the best part for our community is that we have a discount code activated especially for you: https://www.proofoftalk.io/tickets?doo_code=OCEAN#ticdemosec
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1931640793124470850?s=46&t=sfyIS0XeZHZd-w68hBLkvw
AI engineers, we get it, accessing high-quality data while staying compliant can be a real challenge
That’s why we built the Ocean VS Code extension
It lets you publish datasets, manage datatokens, and run compute-to-data jobs all from the comfort of your editor
No need to jump between tools. Just open VS @code and start building privacy-preserving, decentralised AI pipelines with full traceability baked in
Explore what’s possible:
https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/vscode
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1930196077090570550?t=3SrW8yq_KLEltlr89N1zWg&s=19
What if your dApp could:
- Run machine learning models without exposing data
- Seamlessly offload compute to a decentralised network
- Reward both developers and node operators in one integrated flow?
Start here: https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/ocean-node
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1929502145352532328
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https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1928062377359995100
How Ocean Tech can act as the Data Layer for Open-Source LLMs
LLMs need vast, diverse, high-quality datasets for:
1. Pretraining - large-scale text corpora
2. Finetuning - task or domain-specific data
3. Evaluation & Alignment - human feedback, bias mitigation, safety tuning
Yet open-source LLMs often struggle with access, quality, compliance, and incentives
Ocean Protocol solves this by transforming data into programmable, ownable, and tradable assets.
LLM Lifecycle with Ocean:
1. Data Tokenisation - Researchers, DAOs, and institutions publish high-quality datasets (e.g. biomedical texts, code, low-resource languages) using Ocean CLI. Each dataset is wrapped as a Data NFT with ERC20 datatokens and registered on-chain.
2. Dataset Discovery - LLM teams can query Ocean for datasets by domain or metadata.
3. On-Chain Access - Access is granted via datatokens, enabling transparent and permissioned data use.
4. Compute-to-Data (C2D) - Instead of moving data, Ocean sends training jobs to where data resides. Privacy and compliance are preserved.
5. Monetisation - Each training run can trigger payments, rewarding data providers with usage-based royalties.
Own your data. Train with Ocean
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1927318635153920162?s=46&t=sfyIS0XeZHZd-w68hBLkvw
Gm
As AI models grow exponentially, traditional computing machines can no longer keep up
Ocean Nodes enable distributed computing, harnessing a global network of distributed, high-quality compute to meet the demands of modern AI training
Explore more:
https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/ocean-node
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1926946858460422373?t=6OVn_JIqniKeovoOyjIing&s=19
It’s Web3 meets DataOps, built for the age of AI superintelligence
Ocean Data NFTs let data creators own, control, and monetise their data, without giving it away
They also power privacy-preserving AI pipelines with token-gated access and crypto incentives
Learn more: https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/contracts/data-nfts
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1925522098820096103?s=46&t=sfyIS0XeZHZd-w68hBLkvw
AI folks, we’ve all hit this wall
The traditional “download data → train model” workflow is outdated and risky
Ocean C2D has a solution!
Instead of moving the data to your model, Ocean C2D lets you send your ML/AI algorithm to the data in a secure, sandboxed environment, where only insights are returned
This is made possible by:
1. Containerised execution (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
2. On-chain access control (via data tokens)
3. Decentralised orchestration across compute providers via Ocean Nodes
Read how it bridges the gap between data privacy and AI utility:
https://docs.oceanprotocol.com/developers/compute-to-data
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1925137001319121287
Make your Data an asset class with Ocean CLI
It's a powerful, scriptable tool that lets you interact with Ocean core features. Here’s what you can do with it:
1. Publish data services - Create a Data NFT, datatoken, metadata DDO, and set a price in one go (whether it’s a downloadable file or a Compute-to-Data service)
2. Update assets anytime - Easily edit metadata and pricing post-publish
3. Consume data assets - Order datatokens and download content with a single command
4. Enable Compute-to-Data - Using approved algorithms, launch decentralised compute jobs on your data.
To get started, clone the Ocean CLI repository, set your environment variables (e.g., PRIVATE_KEY, RPC, NODE_URL), and run commands using "npm run cli"
Try it here: https://github.com/oceanprotocol/ocean-cli
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1924425289297195311
Developers, 1 DAY TO GO!
Learn how to build decentralised AI with Ocean Nodes + @code at our Toronto workshop!
📍Sheraton Centre Toronto
🕐 May 16 | 1:15–4:30 PM
Part 1 (1:15 PM – 2:10 PM): Learn to deploy private AI algorithms using Ocean Nodes & VS Code
Part 2 (2:30 PM – 4:30 PM): 50 devs will write & run their own AI algorithms
Go from code to compute with no prior AI experience needed!
More details here: lu.ma/d7jwm2r5
https://x.com/oceanprotocol/status/1923128253893529941?t=XO8LrH-LnijHFQH_qWxgSw&s=19