COINTELEGRAPH · 2026-11-05 13:30 UTC

Can decentralized phone networks power the AI revolution?

Decentralized AI networks are emerging that use smartphones as distributed computing infrastructure to reduce reliance on costly centralized data centers. Acurast has onboarded 335,000 smartphones with 40,000 active daily, claiming their combined capacity matches about 2,340 high-end data-center servers; Phase launched a proxy service allowing smartphone owners to provide connectivity and blockchain validation for AI agents. Experts note smartphones excel at certain workloads like confidential computing and CPU-intensive tasks, though coordination and ensuring data accuracy remain…

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