Description
Nesa is a global blockchain network designed as a Layer-1 for AI, allowing applications and protocols to seamlessly integrate with AI through broadcast of trustworthy, on-chain proofs. The platform emphasizes secure execution using Trusted Execution Environments and Zero Knowledge Proofs, ensuring user data is never revealed to other network participants, and hosts a repository of 120,000+ AI models covering tasks like text classification, generation, translation, and image generation. Nesa lowers the barrier to participation in AI inference by enabling nodes to run on low-cost hardware such as home laptops (as little as 2GB RAM) instead of expensive GPU setups costing thousands of dollars, aiming to democratize access to AI. Its native token, NES, secures the network for consensus and aggregation, compensates model developers and node operators, and pays for queryspace when running inference on the Nesa blockchain. The organization serves developers, AI protocols, and other blockchain networks looking to build trustworthy, private, and cost-efficient AI applications.