We’ve made language models sound like magic, but no one wants to talk about the messy, secretive pipelines underneath. Billions of data points scraped. Zero accountability. Outputs generated. No receipts. And when the AI says something wrong, offensive, or outright plagiarized? We shrug. “The model learned that somewhere.” The problem has a name: The Black Box. And it’s starting to cost us. Remember when artists across DeviantArt, ArtStation, and Behance discovered their portfolios were used, without consent, to train AI image models? Entire art styles copied. Signatures warped. Commercial outputs that looked eerily identical to original works. Thousands of creators filed petitions, joined class-action lawsuits, and demanded regulation. Their question was simple: “Where did the model get this from?” But the answer was murky. Because the truth is: most AI companies can’t explain what data shaped what output. The training pipelines are opaque by design. No logs. No attribution. No ownership. That’s what breaks trust, and stifles accountability. But what if we built AI differently? What if we could track every contribution, reward high-quality data, and hold models accountable, from the bottom up? That’s the mission of @OpenledgerHQ, a decentralized AI network where attribution is built into the protocol itself. At the core is something called Proof of Attribution (PoA). Think of it as the opposite of a black box. PoA ensures every AI output can be traced back to the data that shaped it. It cryptographically links training data, model behavior, and contributor identity, all stored transparently on-chain. This means: » You can verify who added what data » Contributors get rewarded based on impact » Malicious or low-quality inputs can be penalized » AI responses gain explainability, a critical step in safety and trust The @OpenledgerHQ testnet is already live, and unlike most, it’s not just a “demo.” You can: ▸ Create your own Datanet ▸ Fine-tune or interact with AI models ▸ Track which data shaped the responses ▸ Claim rewards through their Yapper leaderboard ▸ No GPU or ML experience required All interactions are on-chain. No mystery. No magic. Just real, accountable AI. In a time when big players are locked in billion-dollar lawsuits and public distrust is growing, OpenLedger is building something radically different: > 𝐴 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦-𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑑. > 𝐴 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝐴𝐼 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛, 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒. > 𝐴 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑜𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑. So, while others are hiding behind NDAs and closed weights, OpenLedger is busy making proof the new default. Just open AI, by design. Want to see it in action? Epoch 2 of the testnet is live. No gatekeeping. No GPU. Just your curiosity and a wallet. OPENLEDGER 🟠 Transparent AI. Owned by everyone.