Ep. 778 Gonka | Decentralizing the Future of AI Compute (feat. Gleb Morgachev)

For episode 778 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Gleb Morgachev, Co-Creator of Gonka, an open-source decentralized AI network designed to make high-performance AI compute more accessible and efficient. 

Throughout the episode, Brandon and Gleb explore how Gonka turns computational power into useful AI work, its approach to Proof of Compute, how decentralized networks can verify AI inference, where decentralized infrastructure still competes with centralized cloud providers, and what the future could look like when access to GPU compute is coordinated by an open network rather than a single company.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:50) Who is Gleb Morgachev?

(3:37) What is Gonka?

(5:52) Decentralizing AI like Bitcoin

(9:12) Solving trust issue with AI

(15:52) Sumsub

(16:36) Contributing compute to Gonka

(17:38) Centralized AI vs Decentralized AI

(24:03) How to make Decentralized AI mainstream

(28:37) GPU server farm influence

(30:18) Gonka roadmap

(34:57) Github and Discord community

🎙 Gonka Links:

🔗 Website: https://gonka.ai/

🔗 X (Gonka): https://x.com/gonka_ai

🔗 X (Gleb): https://x.com/gmorgachev

🔗 LinkedIn (Gleb): https://www.linkedin.com/in/gleb-morgachev-626b28122/

🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/gonka-ai/gonka

🔗 Telegram (Gleb): https://t.me/gmorgachev

📢 Disclaimer:

None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.