What happens when the infrastructure powering artificial intelligence is controlled by only a handful of companies?
In this episode of the AllInCrypto Podcast, we sit down with Gaurav Sharma, CEO & CTO of io.net, to explore the rapidly growing battle over GPUs, AI compute and the infrastructure that could shape the next generation of the internet.
Gaurav argues that in an AI-driven economy, talent alone may no longer be enough. Developers need access to two increasingly valuable resources: compute and data.
Without them, even the best engineers can struggle to compete.
We discuss why GPU demand continues to accelerate, how decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) could unlock unused computing power around the world, and why Gaurav believes crypto may have found one of its most important real-world use cases.
The conversation also goes much deeper.
What happens if Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other major technology companies control an increasing share of the infrastructure behind AI?
Could access to intelligence itself become centralized?
And could decentralized infrastructure give developers, businesses and individuals another path?
Gaurav also explains how everyday GPU owners can participate in distributed compute networks, why affordable GPUs could transform AI education, how platform dependency can threaten AI startups, and why he believes the current AI compute boom is far from a bubble.
