$NEAR AI — a platform for confidential computing and launching autonomous AI agents — has introduced a new way to pay for AI computational resources through staking $NEAR tokens. Instead of a monthly subscription paid with a bank card, users can lock a certain amount of $NEAR and receive computational credits each month. The credit volume depends on the amount staked.
The tokens are not deducted or spent in the process. They remain in the user's possession and can be returned to the wallet after unstaking. The user can increase or decrease the amount of staked $NEAR depending on their AI service usage.
The mechanism supports 43 models available on $NEAR AI, including solutions from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google. It is designed for confidential query processing and the operation of autonomous AI agents.
The new mechanism is the first practical application of the "AI money" concept previously proposed by $NEAR. Its idea is to directly link the use of AI services with the cryptoasset underlying the network.
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