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Princeton Professor Raises $85M to Decentralize AI Development

5/25/2025

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Princeton's Professor Pramod Viswanath has taken a bold step in the world of artificial intelligence by co-founding Sentient, an innovative foundation that has successfully raised $85 million. With a mission to decentralize AI development, Sentient empowers communities by blending open and closed AI models, allowing creators to maintain ownership and profit from their innovations while challenging the grip of tech giants on the industry.

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Princeton's Professor Pramod Viswanath has taken a bold step in the world of artificial intelligence by co-founding Sentient, an innovative foundation that has successfully raised $85 million. With a mission to decentralize AI development, Sentient empowers communities by blending open and closed AI models, allowing creators to maintain ownership and profit from their innovations while challenging the grip of tech giants on the industry.