Powering the AI Economy: The Role of Decentralized Infrastructure

AI is no longer just about chatbots and recommendation engines; it is becoming agentic. Google, Microsoft, Salesforce,… are all pivoting toward AI agents that can transact, negotiate, and operate autonomously, allowing users to delegate both economic and social activities to these agents. But for AI agents to truly scale, they need a new kind of infrastructure, one that is decentralized, efficient, and built for the AI era. Enter the Post Web, where AI meets blockchain technology to create an entirely new, more decentralized, digital economy.  In this session, Jasper, Head of Research at Outlier Ventures and author of The Post Web, will explore how decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) are becoming the backbone of this future. Joining him is James, founder of Neuron, who is building cutting-edge DePIN solutions that will power AI with decentralized compute, storage and data networks.  As AI’s demand for resources skyrockets, centralized infrastructure is struggling to keep up, driving costs higher and limiting scalability. DePIN offers an elegant solution by tapping into idle, underutilized resources across the globe, including unused compute, storage, and bandwidth, and turning them into a decentralized AI infrastructure. This not only addresses the AI resource glut but also ensures that the future of AI is more open, resilient, and accessible, rather than gated and controlled by a few tech giants.  The Post Web is not a distant vision; it is already unfolding. Investors and entrepreneurs who recognize this shift early will be best positioned to capitalize on an entirely new economic and technological paradigm.