xTAO Inc. (TSX-V: XTAO.U) (“xTAO”), a publicly traded company building infrastructure for decentralized AI, announced the launch of its validator on Bittensor, making it the first publicly traded company to do so on the decentralized AI network.
The validator launch now positions xTAO – which is exclusively dedicated to building on Bittensor – as an active operator within the digital asset industry’s fastest-growing ecosystem for fostering a decentralized, peer-to-peer marketplace for AI. By ensuring that only high-performing models receive rewards, xTAO’s validator helps create an open, merit-based AI ecosystem without centralized gatekeepers.
“Launching our validator marks a pivotal step in xTAO’s mission to strengthen Bittensor’s decentralized AI ecosystem,” said Karia Samaroo, CEO of xTAO. “And we’re excited to be playing an integral role in building a sustainable decentralized AI economy.”
The xTAO validator generates revenue through TAO emissions distributed by the network, with newly minted TAO distributed based on validator performance in assessing the quality of AI work submitted by miners. This creates a sustainable economic model in which revenue scales with the validator’s accuracy and participation across high-value subnets.
Unlike traditional blockchain validators that focus on transaction processing, Bittensor validators assess AI performance across specialized subnets and determine how rewards are distributed, including by:
- evaluating machine learning models and AI outputs submitted by miners across multiple specialized subnets;
- contributing to the integrity of the decentralized AI network by identifying and preventing malicious or low-quality submissions;
- participating in the network’s consensus mechanism to determine reward distribution based on the value and quality of AI work performed; and
- operating across various Bittensor subnets, each focused on specific AI applications.
About xTAO
xTAO is a technology company building infrastructure for the Bittensor ecosystem. xTAO is committed to advancing Bittensor and decentralized AI through building infrastructure and making strategic investments. xTAO is headquartered in the Cayman Islands and is publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the ticker “XTAO.U.” Learn more at www.xtao.co.