Decentralized AI Emerges as Counterweight to Big Tech Dominance

Artificial intelligence has undeniably transformed productivity and daily life, but its development has also concentrated power in the hands of a few corporations. Giants such as Google (Gemini), OpenAI (ChatGPT), X (Grok), and Anthropic (Claude) dominate the ecosystem, holding most of the computing resources, data, and top talent. 

This centralisation raises concerns about bias, privacy, and the unchecked influence of private firms over technologies that increasingly shape society.

Critics argue that centralised AI models collect and monetise vast amounts of personal and corporate data with little transparency. 

A Stanford University study in 2025 found users perceive large language models to lean politically left, while controversies have emerged around Grok allegedly producing antisemitic rhetoric and Gemini misrepresenting historical figures. 

Beyond bias, scaling constraints are evident, data centres already strain global electricity use and are projected to consume 20% of global power by 2030. Centralised systems also create single points of failure, making them attractive targets for hackers. 

In response, interest in decentralised AI is accelerating. Valued at $550.7 million in 2024, the sector is expected to reach $4.33 billion by 2034. Unlike traditional models, decentralised systems keep raw data on local devices, sharing only trained insights acro

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