The startup develops a decentralized knowledge graph network that utilizes blockchain technology to create a distributed storage miner ecosystem. This platform enables multi-party collaboration for artificial intelligence data construction, storage, and sharing, ensuring trustable storage and incentivized governance.
Funding
$8M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Current AI models rely on vast amounts of training data, but the process of curating, labeling, and storing this data is often expensive, inefficient, and controlled by a limited number of entities. This creates barriers to entry and hinders the development of more accessible and collaborative AI.
Solution
EpiK Protocol is a decentralized AI data network that enables community members to collaboratively curate, store, and share high-quality, human-labeled AI training data. The protocol incentivizes domain experts and bounty hunters to label data, knowledge nodes to provide distributed storage, and knowledge gateways to build API services for AI bots. By leveraging blockchain technology, EpiK Protocol ensures data integrity, incentivizes contributions, and facilitates a more open and collaborative AI ecosystem. The platform aims to lower the cost of AI data, broaden AI's understanding, and hasten the arrival of the era of cognitive intelligence.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes AI developers, data scientists, researchers, and enterprises seeking high-quality, human-labeled AI training data, as well as individuals interested in contributing to the AI ecosystem through data labeling and storage.
Features
- Decentralized knowledge graph data collaboration platform
- AI data labeling system connecting directly with C-side users
- Gamified task application ("Knowledge Mainland") to lower the barrier to data processing
- Integration of InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) for decentralized storage
- Token-based incentives (AIEPK) for data labeling, storage, and access
- Domain expert governance to ensure data quality and relevance
- Support for various AI data types, including finance, medicine, law, and e-commerce
- EPK Portal for cross-chain swaps and staking
- Explorer for viewing network statistics such as total nodes, storage power, and expert data