2025-12-26 08:24:16

The rapid development of AI is consuming energy at an alarming rate. The carbon emissions generated by training a large-scale language model are equivalent to the total emissions over the entire lifecycle of five cars—this number is staggering.

Currently, the Agentic Economy is about to explode, with hundreds of millions of AI agents operating nonstop across global networks, consuming massive amounts of computing power every second. Rising electricity costs and skyrocketing carbon footprints are no longer future issues but immediate realities. Even more concerning, as ESG (Environmental, Social Responsibility, Governance) standards become stricter, enterprise-level AI infrastructure may face mandatory requirements—your computing power cannot be powered by "dirty electricity" and must use clean energy.

This is the core challenge Kite AI aims to solve: in a decentralized computing market, how to track the true source of every kilowatt-hour of electricity and ensure that every AI thought process is green?

The current situation is quite concerning—traditional computing power trading markets only care about one metric: computing performance (FLOPS). They pay no attention to which power plant supplies the electricity, whether it’s coal or wind. The rented computing power is like a blind box, impossible to trace its carbon footprint. This "lack of energy transparency" makes carbon auditing nearly impossible in decentralized networks.

This is the true dividing line. Kite AI’s innovation lies in introducing a Machine Execution Layer and designing a Carbon-Aware Routing mechanism. Simply put, it aims to make computing power no longer just cold, impersonal units of calculation but resources with "environmental certificates"—each unit of computing power must include data on its energy source and carbon emissions.

At the infrastructure level, Kite AI achieves interoperability with energy DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) systems, creating a transparent, traceable ecosystem of computing power. This is not just a technological upgrade but a beginning to redefine the value of computing power.

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MidnightMEVeater

· 5h ago

Good morning, night creatures. The game of computing power blind boxes finally has someone willing to dismantle it. Comparing the carbon emissions of five vehicles to a large model? Honestly, I'm used to this number; the arbitrage window is that wide. The key question is who holds the pricing power for "dirty electricity" and "clean energy"—that's the real sandwich attack. Kite's carbon-aware routing sounds great, but decentralized auditing has never been a technical issue—it's a human nature issue, my friend. Midnight computing power trading is already a dark pool paradise; now they want transparency in carbon footprints? Could this just be a new tool for big capital to take an extra cut?

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AirdropworkerZhang

· 5h ago

Green computing power feels like the real next big trend. Computing power driven by dirty electricity will eventually be phased out. The Kite approach really hits the pain point. Wait, can carbon-aware routing truly track every kilowatt-hour? That's a bit questionable. Damn, AI agents consume crazy amounts of electricity 24/7. Who's footing the bill? The key is that energy DePIN must be truly decentralized; otherwise, it's just a new bottle with old wine. Transparency in computing power is much more important than performance metrics. Why isn't the industry paying more attention? Clean energy has become a necessity; miners will have to change careers, for sure. This logic has some merit, but the ecosystem's success still depends on practical implementation.

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MEV_Whisperer

· 5h ago

Green computing power, finally someone is taking it seriously It's another concept that sounds impressive, but whether it can really be implemented depends on the outcome The skyrocketing electricity costs are indeed unmanageable, and ESG standards are pushing hard The pain point of energy transparency hits quite accurately; blind box computing power is truly devilish However, the interoperability integration of DePIN sounds quite complex, how can ordinary miners participate?

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GasWaster

· 5h ago

Ha, the emissions from five cars? This is still in the training phase, running a 24-hour agent would directly burn through astronomical numbers... --- Feels like another green gimmick project, can it truly track energy sources? --- The analogy of blind box computing power is brilliant; no one really cares what kind of electricity is being burned behind the scenes, right? --- If it could transparently track the carbon footprint, miners would go crazy. --- Kite's mechanism sounds good, but will the gas fees become a black hole again... --- The explosion of proxy economy while roasting the Earth—who will bear this trade-off? --- So in the end, it still depends on clean energy infrastructure; can Web3 solve this? --- Tracking every kilowatt-hour? Sounds like they want to stuff something onto the chain again. --- Energy DePIN integration just seems like shifting the problem around; it can't solve the power consumption itself. --- But if carbon emissions could really be linked to compute tokens, maybe something interesting could come out of it.

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ReverseFOMOguy

· 5h ago

Green electricity computing power definitely needs attention; otherwise, if the agent economy takes off, we all have to pay for the electricity bills. --- Damn, the carbon emissions of five cars? That data is shocking, it needs to be made transparent. --- The computing power blind box is truly outrageous; you need to know whether you're using clean energy sources. --- Kite's idea isn't bad; it depends on whether it can be truly implemented, and it might become a competitive barrier. --- With corporate ESG requirements, the premium for clean energy will definitely soar, opening up new business opportunities. --- Decentralized tracking of energy sources? That would need to be combined with energy DePIN to work properly. --- A 24/7 AI agent, just thinking about the electricity costs gives me a headache; a carbon-aware mechanism is a must.

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