What is Vana
Vana is a distributed network designed to enable user-owned AI. It allows users to own, govern, and earn from the AI models they contribute to. Developers can access cross-platform data to power personalized applications and train advanced AI models. The network is built on principles of data liquidity, non-custodial data, and open infrastructure, aiming to liberate data from centralized platforms and push the frontiers of AI.
How to Use Vana
- Get Started: Visit the documentation to learn how to use Vana.
- Run a Validator: Secure the network by running a validator.
- Start a Data Liquidity Pool (DLP): Select a user-owned dataset and get rewarded.
- Build with Non-Custodial Data: Use Vana's open infrastructure to build applications with user-owned data.
Use Cases of Vana
Vana is used to create a decentralized ecosystem where users can own and monetize their data. It enables developers to build personalized applications and train AI models using cross-platform data. The network also supports the creation of Data DAOs, which allow communities to govern and monetize shared datasets.
Features of Vana
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Data Liquidity
AI models are only as powerful as their training data. Vana's Data Liquidity Pools (DLPs) incentivize, aggregate, and cryptographically verify valuable data, liberating it from centralized platforms.
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Non-Custodial Data
Vana makes data portable and non-custodial. Users log in with their wallet, and all their data is accessible, just like their funds, enabling next-level experiences without compromising privacy.
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Open Infrastructure
Vana is entirely open source and operates as a permissionless, decentralized network. It originated as an MIT research project and is supported by the Open Data Foundation and other contributing organizations.