OriginTrail to Demonstrate AI Capabilities at ChangeNOW Summit 2025
2min read OriginTrail, a decentralized knowledge hub, has been selected by microsoft to demonstrate its AI capabilities at the ChangeNOW Summit 2025 in Paris. The event, scheduled from April 24 to 26, 2025, at the Grand Palais, is a gathering of innovators, investors, companies, and cities focused on addressing global environmental and social challenges.
OriginTrail, originally launched in 2018 as a supply chain solution, has evolved into a decentralized knowledge hub. It leverages blockchain technology to create a "verifiable internet" tailored for AI applications. By integrating cryptocurrency, the internet, and AI, OriginTrail ensures that data used by AI models is both discoverable and trustworthy.
The project's Decentralized Knowledge Graph (DKG) organizes data into interconnected nodes, facilitating efficient data sharing and verification across various platforms. This architecture enhances the reliability of AI outputs by ensuring data integrity and providing visibility into the so-called AI "black box."
The DKG's versatility supports integration with prominent AI platforms, including google vertex AI, OpenAI, and NVIDIA. These integrations enable seamless data interoperability, allowing AI models to access and process verified information from diverse sources. Such collaborations not only bolster the accuracy of AI-driven insights but also promote a more transparent AI ecosystem.
In a related development, OriginTrail recently secured an investment from Umanitek, a company dedicated to enhancing internet safety. Umanitek focuses on partnerships with firms deploying technologies that mitigate harmful content, address intellectual property infringements, and combat the spread of fake news. By partnering with firms that have developed scalable solutions, Umanitek aims to amplify the reach of technologies capable of reducing online harm.
Umanitek and OriginTrail share roots in Trace Labs, the core developers behind OriginTrail, who are also part of Umanitek’s founding team. This synergy ensures that the technological advancements of OriginTrail’s DKG are effectively harnessed to promote a safer and more trustworthy internet environment. Chris Rynning, Chairman of Umanitek, emphasized this commitment, stating, “We invested in OriginTrail to drive transparency and trust for any real-world asset. Now, we have co-founded Umanitek to combat harmful content, IP infringements, and fake news, using the OriginTrail technology across internet platforms.”
Microsoft’s collaboration with OriginTrail and the establishment of Umanitek may signify the beginning of a broader industry shift towards decentralized AI solutions. While centralized AI platforms have traditionally dominated the landscape, they have faced criticism for a lack of transparency in how their models operate and are trained. In contrast, decentralized platforms like OriginTrail’s DKG offer enhanced data verifiability and security. Microsoft’s embrace of a decentralized solution as part of its ChangeNOW demo underscores a growing recognition of the value that decentralized systems bring to the AI ecosystem.
As the ChangeNOW Summit approaches, the focus will be on how such collaborations can drive meaningful change, fostering a more transparent and secure digital future. The event serves as a nexus for showcasing actionable solutions aimed at accelerating environmental and social transitions, and OriginTrail’s participation is expected to highlight the potential of decentralized AI in addressing these challenges.
