Decentralized autonomous organizations, or DAOs, were created to coordinate communities without relying on a traditional centralized management structure. Members can submit proposals, discuss ideas, vote, manage shared treasuries, and collectively decide how a project should develop. Artificial intelligence introduces another possibility: what if AI systems could participate in that governance process?

Blockchain technology is usually associated with digital assets, decentralized finance, NFTs, and online applications. DePIN takes the idea of decentralization beyond the digital world by connecting blockchain networks with physical infrastructure.

Artificial intelligence and blockchain are two of the most discussed technologies of the past decade, and increasingly, projects are attempting to combine them. This has led to the growth of so-called AI crypto tokens: digital assets connected to platforms, networks, applications, and services that use artificial intelligence in some way.