Akash Network Founder Reveals Unexpected AI Energy Crisis Driving Decentralized Cloud Adoption

Akash Network AKT/USD founder Greg Osuri on Wednesday revealed an unexpected driver behind the increasing adoption of decentralized cloud solutions: a looming energy crisis related to the intensive computing demands of artificial intelligence.

While Akash Network was initially conceived as a decentralized alternative to traditional cloud providers, Osuri told Benzinga in an interview unforeseen challenges around energy capacity are now pushing its use into new, vital territories.

Osuri explained that the centralized data center model is facing severe limitations when it comes to providing the power required for advanced AI model training.

“People are not quite pricing in the energy limitations that we have. Just because you have more chips doesn’t mean you can actually use those chips," he said.

He further elaborated that major markets like the U.S. have trouble securing more than 10 megawatts of capacity, leading to an urgent need for more distributed, and potentially decentralized, solutions.

This energy bottleneck, Greg suggests, will force a shift to more decentralized infrastructure, with Akash being a central part of that change.

"I think that is going to be such an unexpected reality. People are going to realize in two years. And then I think the decent AI is going to take off."

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Greg emphasized the increasing need to tap into individual homes and distributed networks, which the Akash Network is designed to support.

"How do you go tap into individual homes? Is there a network that can actually let us go there? Yeah, that’s kind of the trigger, right?" he commented, outlining the decentralized imperative that his system uniquely addresses.

Beyond the energy concerns, Greg also spoke on the cost and sovereignty advantages of his system.

He highlighted that the platform provides “10 times cheaper cost when it comes to CPUs” and that “Akash gets you H100 for 99 cents, same H100 will cost you $4,” making the platform four times cheaper for GPUs.

Also, Greg stated the importance of transparency and availability through the network. "You want resources and you want guarantees that resources are going to be available."

Greg emphasized the open-source nature of Akash as another critical advantage, stating that “computer is a should be public utility” and that it “should not be, no one should tell you how to use it because you should have complete sovereignty.”

The platform’s community-driven approach was also presented as a key competitive edge, fostering rapid innovation and network effects that are unattainable within single company structures.

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