Sovereign AI Access Company Appoints 0G Labs and Manifest Network to Lead Decentralized AI Industry Steering Committee

The Sovereign AI Access Company has announced the addition of two founding members to its Decentralized AI Steering Committee and Treasury, with Manifest Network representing the DeAI Compute sector and 0G Labs, parent company of the 0G blockchain, representing DeAI Training. This committee composition brings together industry leaders working at the intersection of AI and blockchain technology, each representing unique components of the decentralized AI technology stack.

The DeAI Steering Committee's primary mission focuses on achieving interoperability and commercialization of decentralized AI platforms, applications, and agents. According to Sovereign AI Access Company CEO John Sarson, "The collaboration of 0G, a decentralized Layer1, and Manifest Network, a decentralized Layer0 is a great example of vertical alignment that will benefit both projects." This strategic alignment aims to standardize and vertically integrate the components of the rapidly evolving blockchain-based AI industry, creating a framework that can support both innovation and collaboration.

0G Labs brings its AI-optimized blockchain operating system to the committee, which unlocks unprecedented large-scale AI model training directly on-chain for the first time. The technology introduces essential speed, scalability, and robust process controls that establish new guardrails for the AI sector. As a Layer1 provider, 0G Labs has pioneered the first high-speed, low-latency blockchain specifically designed for AI workloads, delivering decentralized, scalable web3 infrastructure optimized for AI applications.

Manifest Network contributes its groundbreaking distributed, enterprise-grade AI server network called "Sovereign Soldiers" to the initiative. Their permissionless compute network provides the security and performance of private AI infrastructure while maintaining the same ease-of-use and on-demand scalability of traditional cloud services. Eric Bravick of Manifest Network emphasized that "This is about creating durable infrastructure and interoperability standards that will allow DeAI to grow outside the boundaries of big tech and centralized clouds. We are designing a system that benefits developers, operators, and institutional partners alike."

The Sovereign AI Access Company serves as an implementation and commercialization team for the projects it holds in its Treasury, enabling infrastructure deployment at scale, strategic investment, and broad investor participation in the DeAI economy. Together with other steering members, 0G and Manifest will steward capital allocations, set technology standards, and drive ecosystem adoption and expansion. Committee member W. Reed Baum highlighted the critical importance of this initiative, stating that "In a world where training AI models can cost hundreds of millions of dollars, effective decentralized, permissionless networks are humanity's best chance to preserve the individual's ability to access private AI solutions."

Sarson Funds, Inc. serves as the company's financial partner and Treasury manager, assisting with capital market transactions, compliance, and operational support. The organization has assembled a 50-person team of veteran Web2 and Web3 operators to assist with adoption and commercialization of DeAI and Web3 protocols. This comprehensive approach addresses the fundamental need for fair and open access to AI and compute resources, which committee members believe is essential for protecting personal liberty and competing effectively with vertically-aligned big tech competitors.