AI Has Hit Its Limits — but it's access, not algorithms

Connect the world's distributed intelligence

We are building the open infrastructure that connects independently governed data and models into more powerful AI - while honoring the intentions, restrictions, and value of every asset.

What is the limit of AI?

The internet's data is running out. Data access is collapsing behind paywalls, legal constraints, or shifting policies. Alongside it, a vast majority of valuable information — medical, financial, scientific, cultural — remains distributed, siloed, and likewise, out of reach for AI systems to access.

>99.99% of valuable information remains untapped
<0.01% of world's data accessible to AI today

Missing bit: Attribution-based control

In today's AI workflows, contributions flow in — but intent doesn't.

There's no built-in way for data or model owners to say: "This is what my asset is for. This is how it should (or shouldn't) be used." and for users to ask: "Who contributed to this result, and do I trust them?".

Attribution-based control is the missing, shared mechanism.

Without this, we see familiar failures: biased results, misinformation, misuse — not because AI is inherently harmful, but because it lacks the ability to coordinate intent across distributed actors. This, however, is a solvable problem.

AI as a singular information channel

Data Owners No intent AI Insight-seekers No choice

AI as a communication device

Data Owners Full intent NSAI Protocol Insight-seekers Choose sources
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One modular stack: Network-Sourced AI

infinite ways to build equitable AI

The NSAI Protocol facilitates attribution-based control and supports a live network of data owners, model owners and an open gateway to those who seek insights.

Federated RAG

Search and combine knowedlge from multiple data owners, under their terms.

Agg

Model Ensembling & MoE

Combine insights from multiple models, under their terms.

GPT-4 Claude Gemini "Yes" "No" "Maybe" 0.4 0.3 0.3 Ensemble "Likely Yes"

Fully Distributed

👤 👤 👤 👤 🏢 🏢 🏢 🏢 Query Cloud Server Gateway SyftBox /chat OpenAI /search Hospital X /chat John's Computer /chat OpenRouter /search Publishing Co.

Permissioned AI Interfaces

Insights-seekers request permission before using knowledge, like browsers accessing websites.

Q Query ✓ Approve ✗ Deny

Unified Access

Each owner can expose either a chat and/or a search endpoints, following OpenAPI spec.

</> Router 🔍 Search RPC Endpoint syft://admin@oreilley.org/search 💬 Chat RPC Endpoint syft://admin@oreilley.org/chat

Interoperable

Reachable from anywhere through HTTP or syftRPC, with data and models serveable from any local machine, cloud, third-party service or storage.

Achieve New Goals Together

When distributed knowledge can be safely connected through attribution-based control, AI becomes more than just a tool, it becomes a platform for collective progress in science, society, and beyond.

Data & Model Owners

Control access and earn rewards

Stay in control

Control who can see or use your assets. Keep full ownership.

Access Control General access Restricted Add users J john@company.com Query

Get rewarded

Set your own pricing and earn from every query that uses your data.

Monthly Stats Queries 25K+ Rewards $2.5K+ Tokens 1.2M+

Researchers & End-Users

Access superior AI capabilities

Outperform centralized models

Combine novel data sources or models, outperforming single models

MMLU Score DeepSeek 85% ChatGPT 83% Ensemble 95% +10% improvement

Get novel insights

Use novel knowledge otherwise inaccessible to get better insights

💡 Data Models Research Users

.. and across various industries

Scientific Breakthroughs
Solve Societal Problems
Advance Medicine
Trustworthy Information
Educational Access
Economic Opportunity

Participate in the Network-Sourced AI

We're working with publishers, creators, hospitals, researchers, and companies to build a shared foundation for the future of knowledge. Join the Beta Program

Publishers & Media

Protect your content, earn from AI usage, and maintain brand attribution.

AI Companies & Model Builders

Access diverse, high-quality data legally and ethically. Build better models with attribution.

Researchers, Institutions & Companies

Share sensitive data safely, enable global collaboration, and contribute proprietary data while maintaining control and earning value.

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