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š Reinforcement Learning: A Paradigm Shift for Decentralized AI Networks
š§ Training Paradigm
Pre-training builds the base; post-training is becoming the main battleground. RL is emerging as the engine for better reasoning and decisions, with post-training typically costing ~5ā10% of total compute. Its needsāmass rollouts, reward-signal production, and verifiable trainingāmap naturally to decentralized networks and blockchain primitives for coordination, incentives, and verifiable execution/settlement.
āļø Core Logic: āDecoupleāVerifyāIncentivizeā
š Decoupling: Outsource compute-intensive, communication-light rollouts to global long-tail GPUs; keep bandwidth-heavy parameter updates on centralized/core nodes.
š§¾ Verifiability: Use ZK or Proof-of-Learning (PoL) to enforce honest computation in open networks.
š° Incentives: Tokenized mechanisms regulate compute supply and data quality, mitigating reward gaming/overfitting.