0G Showcases Live AI x Web3 Infrastructure with 7 Shipping Projects in Hong Kong

**The Problem:** Your AI assistant remembers everything you tell it - and so does the company behind it. That data can be sold to third parties without your control. **The Solution:** A new approach is emerging that puts memory ownership back in users' hands. Instead of tech giants controlling your AI conversation history, decentralized infrastructure allows you to own and control your data. **What's Changing:** - Traditional AI companies (OpenAI, Google) currently own all user memory and interactions - New decentralized AI solutions are being built to give users data sovereignty - This shift addresses growing privacy concerns around AI assistants **Why It Matters:** As AI assistants become more integrated into daily life, the question of who owns your digital memory becomes critical. Decentralized alternatives offer a path where users maintain control over their personal data rather than surrendering it to corporations.

DeepSeek V4 has been released, offering inference at 98% lower cost compared to GPT-5.5 Pro. This dramatic price reduction shifts focus to a new challenge in AI deployment. **The New Bottleneck** With inference costs no longer a barrier, the critical questions become: - Where does the inference actually run? - Who verifies the results? Centralized API services present a single point of failure, creating reliability and trust issues. **Decentralized Solution** 0G introduces Sealed Inference as an alternative approach: - Hardware-verified execution - Decentralized infrastructure - Designed for continuous operation This development follows DeepSeek's track record of building advanced AI models with substantially fewer resources than established competitors like OpenAI.

**0G announces $15K prize pool for Open Agents Hackathon** in partnership with ETHGlobal, following successful ETHGlobal Cannes event. **Two prize categories:** - Best Agent Framework, Tooling & Core Extensions ($7.5K) - Best Autonomous Agents, Swarms & iNFT Innovations ($7.5K) The hackathon builds on momentum from Cannes, where 44 teams built AI agent projects in 48 hours. Notable projects included Croisette.cc (autonomous portfolio manager) and Shawarma Orchestrate (multi-agent prediction swarm). Developers can start building at [build.0g.ai](http://build.0g.ai)

**0G Labs wrapped up a busy week at EthCC [9] Cannes** with significant community engagement and developer activity. **Key highlights from the event:** - Hosted 5 events throughout the week - Delivered 4 speaking presentations - Received 44 hackathon submissions - Distributed $15,000 in bounties to builders The team maintained an active presence on the French Riviera, focusing on verifiable AI infrastructure and decentralized AI development. Full details available in their [official recap](https://0g.ai/blog/ethcc-cannes-2026-recap).