推动边缘计算发展,Aethir基金会向Edge早期采用者提供额外60%代币激励

Odaily星球日报Опубліковано о 2024-08-07Востаннє оновлено о 2024-08-07

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自9月起的两个月内,所有成功绑定到网络的Aethir设备将获得额外的 60% 代币激励。

Aethir 基金会宣布推出 Edge(边缘) 早期采用者激励计划,旨在加速 Aethir 网络的边缘计算增长。该计划将在 9 月 1 日至 10 月 31 日期间,在基础奖励外为边缘设备提供额外的 60% 代币激励。原分配给边缘设备的 ATH 为代币总量的 23% ,这一额外激励不在这 23% 代币当中,旨在提升早期参与者的盈利能力,并通过这一计划吸引多样化的贡献者,加速边缘 AI 应用的发展。

人工智能的快速发展推动了对网络边缘计算能力的需求,以实现实时的洞察和响应。Aethir 是一个去中心化的云计算平台,通过整合未充分利用的 GPU,创建了一个可用的、经济的分布式网络,为边缘 AI 革命提供动力。

边缘计算的优点与需求

在 AI 领域,速度至关重要。边缘计算显著减少了延迟,即减少了数据往返于中心化云服务器的时间。这意味着 AI 模型可以实时地处理信息并完成判断,这对需要瞬时决策的应用(如自动驾驶汽车)至关重要。

此外,边缘计算允许对由边缘设备生成的大量数据进行实时处理,消除了将所有数据发送到云端的需要,节省了带宽,并使 AI 应用更快、更高效。

边缘 AI 革命中 GPU 至关重要,GPU 具有并行处理能力,是 AI 推理的强大动力源。通过将 GPU 带到边缘场景,Aethir 使 AI 能够在实际应用中发挥其全部潜力。

解析 Aethir 边缘早期参与者激励计划

参与资格

该奖金适用于在激励期间成功绑定到网络的所有 Aethir 边缘设备,包括在公开销售中购买的边缘设备和通过授权分销商获得的设备。授权分销商名单可在 Aethir 边缘分销商页面中找到。

值得注意的是,该计划与之前的社区奖金计划(CBRP)有所不同,后者未纳入边缘设备。边缘早期参与者激励计划具有针对性,专门用于激励边缘设备所有者参与到 Aethir 网络中。

激励计划目的

早期参与者激励计划不仅是为了提高奖励,通过激励早期参与,Aethir 正在培养一个边缘计算的先锋社区,这些先锋将发挥关键作用,扩展网络的覆盖范围和能力。加入网络的边缘设备越多,边缘的实时 AI 处理能力就越强。

该计划还弥补了之前社区奖金计划中的一个关键空白,即未纳入边缘设备。早期参与者激励计划确保了那些贡献其计算能力于边缘计划的人得到奖励。

对于边缘设备所有者来说,激励计划提供了一个独特的机会,在参与 Aethir 网络成长的同时,他们将获得进一步提升的奖励。

激励计划对所有参与者来说是双赢的,它使个人能够实现硬件的代币化,同时增强了 Aethir 网络,加速边缘 AI 应用的发展。Aethir 不仅是在构建一个平台,还是在推动一个共建共发展的运动。

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