Glossary

Artificial intelligence systems that autonomously plan, make decisions, and execute multi-step workflows across tools and environments to achieve a goal — without requiring human approval for each action.

An open-source decentralized cloud computing marketplace where anyone can buy or sell CPU and GPU processing power through a reverse-auction mechanism, typically at 70-85% below centralized cloud prices.

A decentralized permanent storage network that uses a one-time economic endowment to guarantee data survives forever — making it the infrastructure of choice for immutable records, smart contract code, and AI agent audit trails.

Peer-to-peer networks that aggregate idle GPU capacity from independent operators worldwide, offering AI training, inference, and rendering workloads at 70-85% below centralized cloud prices.

Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks use blockchain-based token incentives to crowdsource the deployment and operation of real-world physical infrastructure — from wireless towers to GPU clusters to mapping cameras.

A decentralized storage network that converts global idle hard drive capacity into an open marketplace, where independent operators earn FIL tokens by cryptographically proving they store client data reliably over time.

A decentralized hybrid cellular service that routes subscriber data through a crowdsourced network of citizen-operated Wi-Fi and 5G hotspots, falling back to traditional carrier networks only when needed.

A decentralized mapping network that crowdsources high-definition street-level imagery from everyday drivers' dashcams to build a continuously updated global map that refreshes 24-100 times faster than Google Maps.

Artificial intelligence embedded in physical hardware — robots, drones, autonomous vehicles, and industrial machines — enabling it to perceive, navigate, and act in the real world rather than purely in digital environments.

A category of mechanisms DePIN networks use to verify that a device performed a real-world task — providing coverage, mapping a road, contributing storage — so it can earn token rewards. Not to be confused with Proof of Work.

A decentralized GPU marketplace that aggregates global idle graphics processing power to run high-fidelity 3D rendering and AI inference workloads at a fraction of centralized cloud costs.