Pundi AI, OptimAI Network Partner to Build Privacy-First Agentic AI

According to the announcement, Pundi AI will add on-chain data provenance, community annotation, and transparent ownership to OptimAI’s global Layer-2 AI network launched in March 2025.

Summary

Pundi AI announced a partnership with OptimAI Network, a Layer-2 network launched in March 2025 with 870,000 nodes and 530,000 users, to advance decentralized, privacy-first agentic AI systems. Pundi AI will provide on-chain data provenance, community annotation, and transparent ownership for training data, enhancing OptimAI's user-owned AI ecosystem.

Terms & Concepts
  • Layer-2: A secondary network built atop a base blockchain to increase speed and reduce costs.
  • On-chain data provenance: Tracking and verifying data origins directly on a blockchain for transparency and trust.
  • Node: A computer that participates in a blockchain or network by running its software and relaying data.