September 12, 2024
5 min read
Harry Dewhirst
Cofounder & CEO

Today, we are excited to introduce 375ai, the world’s first decentralized edge data intelligence network. 375ai also known as 375, is a leading developer of decentralized wireless and edge infrastructure. Our platform empowers people and companies to process massive amounts of data, extract valuable insights and generate rewards by deploying token-incentivized physical assets.

Our Team

With diverse backgrounds at leading technology companies, such as Juniper Networks, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Linksys, Amobee, Singtel, Jajah, and Telefonica, the 375 team’s collective expertise spans critical areas including advanced networking, cybersecurity, mobile advertising networks, and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. This expertise has led to a deep understanding of decentralized infrastructure and edge AI market challenges, positioning us to capture the shift toward large-scale data capturing and edge processing.

Evolution of Data Handling

Over the last thirty years, the infrastructure of the internet has remained relatively rigid in design. The process of moving data from point A to point B has always been: capture and compress → transfer → decompress and analyze. Today, with the implementation of AI, the flow has evolved to: capture and summarize → transfer → prompt. This shift is primarily due to the exponential improvements of efficiency that Large Language Models (LLMs) offer over traditional compression algorithms.

The Edge AI sector is currently valued at a sizable $66 billion, with a predicted compounded growth rate of around 21% by 2030. This growth is driven by developments in AR/VR, self-driving, and IoT technologies fields. The evolution of Data management plays a significant role in this growth and by leveraging language models (LLMs) that use traditional compression techniques, 375 will improve data processing capabilities at the edge. When users distribute data processing tasks to our protocol, 375 facilitates the collection and analysis of data, revolutionizing how information is utilized across various sectors.

The Connectivity Challenge

Smart devices have become universally necessary, but infrastructure constraints challenge the telecommunications industry in providing robust connectivity to both manage and process the sheer volume of data these devices generate. With the 375ai edge data intelligence platform, we offer a solution, providing advanced connectivity and data processing capabilities.

375edge

375edge is an enterprise-grade sensor and edge AI node, designed as a modular platform embedded with both connectivity and edge AI capabilities, deployable in high-traffic areas. The 375edge nodes collect multimodal data such as vehicle identification and environmental conditions, and serve as a rapid deployment platform for other decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) projects. Equipped with high-resolution cameras, environmental sensors, Wi-Fi, GPS, and NVIDIA GPU, 375edge transforms local data into summarized insights. Offering three deployment options, Purchasers can deploy 375edge at their own locations, use pre-secured locations via 375ai partnerships, or opt for a managed service by 375ai.


375go

375go is a consumer-focused mobile application that incentivizes data enrichment via token incentives. All users can earn tokens based on the data collection they facilitate. To prevent network spam, only paid users can claim rewards. Users who participate in device connectivity verification can earn 375 tokens.

Edge Computing, Network Participants and Data Buyers

Edge computing decentralizes processing power to the "edge" of the network, close to the data source. This design ethos is fundamental within the 375ai protocol. By leveraging edge devices and applications, 375ai creates a decentralized data intelligence network for collection, processing, and analysis. This reduces latency and bandwidth requirements, enabling real-time data insights and decision-making.

By combining individual and enterprise participants using 375edge nodes and 375go apps, the 375ai network ecosystem simplifies participation and governance, creating a robust distributed data intelligence platform. Data buyers, including enterprises, researchers, and advertisers, purchase data credits (DCs) with fiat currency. DCs are then used to “buy and burn” 375 tokens, supporting the economic model of the protocol.

Proof of Data (PoD) & Spam Prevention

The 375 team are implementing a Proof of Data (PoD) mechanism to ensure integrity and data utility within the network. Both 375edge and 375go devices gather and validate signals, contributing to the network's scalability. Retail consumers use the 375go app to collect and verify data, ensuring data quality and accuracy.

When Retail consumers download and sign up for 375go, they can track signal collection and earn rewards. However, the premium version of the app, available for purchase, is required to claim rewards and participate in PoD validation. 

Enterprises looking to participate within the 375 network, will receive hands-on support from the 375ai team, including deployment of 375edge nodes, device placement and technical setup.

Maintaining Data Quality

There are strict deployment guidelines to ensure 375edge devices achieve the highest-quality data collection. The 375go apps gather data continuously, with quality certified through timeliness and completeness. Penalties imposed for non-compliance help to ensure consistent high-quality data contribution.

375ai employs a privacy-first approach; personally identifiable information (PII) is de-identified and anonymized at the edge. Regular security updates and robust physical security measures are implemented to protect the network’s integrity.

Token

  • Incentives: The 375 token is utilized to reward network contributors, including retail app users (375go), enterprise deployers (375edge), and data buyers. After the initial inflation-driven rewards, the system will transition to a sustainable revenue-based model driven by data sales, ensuring long-term economic stability.
  • Allocation: 1 billion 375 tokens are distributed among investors, listings, liquidity provisioning, treasury, partnerships, community incentives, and team contributors.
  • Utility: Staked tokens facilitate network governance, confirm data validity, prevent spam attacks, and align incentives.
  • Performance-based: Rewards depend on data quality and relevance, with adjustments made at each epoch. Penalties for poor performance help to enforce compliance and accurate data reporting.
  • Data Consumption: Tokens are burned upon data consumption, encouraging efficient data exchange.

Governance and Community Involvement

The 375ai protocol emphasizes decentralized decision-making through formalized improvement proposals and community channels. 375 Governance tokens staked to 375go services will facilitate network decisions, ensuring alignment between both retail and enterprise interests.

Roadmap and Future Work

The 375ai team plans to release 375edge first, followed by the consumer launch of 375go. Future developments include expanding data collection types and hardware form factors, supporting existing DePIN projects, and fostering long-term network growth. By continuously expanding 375ai capabilities, the protocol will help lead the transformation of the edge AI market.

Join us on our journey to utilize AI and edge computing to unlock the full potential of data.

Harry Dewhirst
Cofounder & CEO
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