Akash (AKT)：基於區塊鏈的去中心化雲端運算市場

目前正在展開的人工智慧（AI）革命在消費者和企業中激起了極大的熱情。

Akash (AKT) is a blockchain platform that facilitates the decentralized trade of computing resources, such as CPU, GPU, memory and storage capacity. Begun in 2018, the platform added AI-focused GPU capacity trade functionality with the launch of its Supercloud in August 2023. The platform's native crypto asset, AKT, is used for governance, staking, purchasing access to computing resources and incentive payments to resource providers.

Akash（AKT）是一個區塊鏈平台，促進 CPU、GPU、記憶體和儲存容量等運算資源的去中心化交易。該平台自2018 年開始，於2023 年8 月推出超級雲，增加了以人工智慧為中心的GPU 容量交易功能。資源提供者提供激勵付款。

Akash is a blockchain-based distributed cloud computing marketplace that enables the trade of hardware resources, such as GPU, CPU, membrane and storage. To achieve this goal it brings together resource providers, incentivized by crypto rewards, and resource consumers who need access to such capacity on a flexible, affordable and easy-to-use basis. Akash was built using the Cosmos SDK and Tendermint Core, and is part of the broader ecosystem of Cosmos-based blockchains. It uses a delegated proof of stake (DPoS) block validation model.

Akash 是一個基於區塊鏈的分散式雲端運算市場，支援 GPU、CPU、薄膜和儲存等硬體資源的交易。為了實現這一目標，它將受加密貨幣獎勵激勵的資源提供者和需要以靈活、負擔得起且易於使用的方式存取此類容量的資源消費者聚集在一起。 Akash 是使用 Cosmos SDK 和 Tendermint Core 構建的，這是基於 Cosmos 的區塊鏈更廣泛的生態系統的一部分。它使用委託權益證明 (DPoS) 區塊驗證模型。

The Akash project was founded in 2018 by Overclock Labs, a software development outfit founded by Greg Osuri and Adam Bozanich. The platform's mainnet was launched in September 2020. Originally, the Akash network offered access to distributed CPU, memory and storage capacities. In 2023, recognizing the explosive growth of AI services and the importance of GPU computing in enabling resource-hungry AI computations, the platform launched its Supercloud, part of the sixth iteration of the Akash mainnet. The Supercloud introduced the functionality to trade GPU capacity on the network.

Akash 計畫由 Overclock Labs 於 2018 年創立，該實驗室是由 Greg Osuri 和 Adam Bozanich 創立的軟體開發機構。該平台的主網於 2020 年 9 月啟動。 2023 年，該平台認識到人工智慧服務的爆炸性增長以及 GPU 運算在實現資源匱乏的人工智慧運算方面的重要性，推出了超級雲，這是 Akash 主網第六次迭代的一部分。超級雲端引進了在網路上交易 GPU 容量的功能。

The pivotal sixth mainnet upgrade also introduced the option for resource consumers to pay for access to computing capacity in USDC stablecoin, in addition to the option to pay in AKT coins. This helped ensure cost stability for resource users who had previously depended upon AKT's market price fluctuations when leasing Akash's services on a long-term basis.

除了以 AKT 幣支付的選項之外，關鍵的第六次主網升級還為資源消費者引入了以 USDC 穩定幣支付運算能力的選項。這有助於確保先前長期租賃 Akash 服務時依賴 AKT 市場價格波動的資源用戶的成本穩定性。

Akash's architecture includes four principal components.

Akash 的架構包括四個主要組件。

Blockchain Layer: Provides the core security and consensus mechanism.

區塊鏈層：提供核心安全和共識機制。

Application Layer: Manages and regulates deployment and resource allocation.

應用層：管理和規範部署和資源分配。

Provider Layer: Includes tools and applications that help resource providers supply their computing capacity to the network.

提供者層：包括幫助資源提供者向網路提供運算能力的工具和應用程式。

User Layer: Comprises the interface and tools for resource consumers, known as tenants, to utilize the computing capacity offered by the platform to deploy their apps.

使用者層：包含資源使用者（稱為租戶）的介面和工具，以利用平台提供的運算能力來部署其應用程式。

Besides providers and tenants, another key role on the network is that of validators. Akash validators don't participate in the distributed hardware resource trade. Instead, their job is to provide transaction validation services to keep the overall platform functioning and free from security threats.

除了提供者和租戶之外，網路上的另一個關鍵角色是驗證者。 Akash 驗證者不參與分散式硬體資源交易。相反，他們的工作是提供交易驗證服務，以保持整個平台正常運作並免受安全威脅。

Akash uses a reverse auction system in its decentralized marketplace to enable trade in computing resources. Tenants can deploy apps in three easy steps:

Akash 在其去中心化市場中使用反向拍賣系統來實現計算資源的交易。租戶可以透過三個簡單的步驟部署應用程式：

Choose a template or customize their app.

選擇一個模板或自訂他們的應用程式。

Find a provider according to their preferences.

根據他們的喜好尋找提供者。

Deploy and manage the apps.

部署和管理應用程式。

Resource providers then offer their bids to meet the users’ requirements. The lowest bidder gains the right to provide the requested resources. Thanks to the competitive reverse auction mechanism, Akash represents a cost-effective alternative to traditional cloud providers for resource consumers.

然後資源提供者提供他們的出價以滿足用戶的要求。出價最低者有權提供所請求的資源。由於競爭性逆向拍賣機制，Akash 為資源消費者提供了傳統雲端供應商的經濟高效替代方案。

Providers can gain access to reverse auctions held on the network by installing and running provider node software and staking AKT coins. The number of active providers on the network fluctuates depending upon the ongoing activity. As of Aug 15, 2024, there are close to 70 resource providers offering their services on the Akash network from locations all over the world.

提供者可以透過安裝和運行提供者節點軟體並質押 AKT 代幣來存取網路上舉行的反向拍賣。網路上活躍提供者的數量會根據正在進行的活動而波動。截至 2024 年 8 月 15 日，有近 70 家資源供應商在世界各地的 Akash 網路上提供服務。

Source: console.akash.network

來源：console.akash.network

Akash boasts a thriving ecosystem of tools and apps. Below are some of the main apps deployed on its network.

Akash 擁有蓬勃發展的工具和應用程式生態系統。以下是其網路上部署的一些主要應用程式。

Akash Console provides tenants with the tools to easily source computing capacity from the network. In order to start leasing hardware resources on Akash, users first need to create a virtual container that specifies their resource requirements. Alternatively, they can choose from pre-made templated containers. The Console app makes it easy to deploy containers, evaluate bids from providers, choose a provider and monitor their performance.

Akash Console 為租戶提供了輕鬆從網路取得運算能力的工具。為了開始在 Akash 上租賃硬體資源，使用者首先需要建立一個指定其資源需求的虛擬容器。或者，他們可以從預製的模板容器中進行選擇。控制台應用程式可以輕鬆部署容器、評估提供者的出價、選擇提供者並監控其效能。

Praetor App is the main interface for resource providers to offer bids and manage their capacity provision on the platform. It allows providers to interact with the network using a set of easy-to-use graphical user interfaces (GUIs) as alternatives to command-line options. Using Praetor App, providers can set up virtual machines and join the network as multi-server or single-server resource suppliers.

Praetor App 是資源提供者在平台上提供投標和管理其產能供應的主要介面。它允許提供者使用一組易於使用的圖形使用者介面 (GUI) 作為命令列選項的替代方案與網路進行互動。使用 Praetor App，提供者可以設定虛擬機器並作為多伺服器或單一伺服器資源供應商加入網路。

AkashChat is a generative AI tool similar in concept to the highly popular ChatGPT. It operates on the Akash Supercloud and supports various large language models (LLMs), with Llama 3.1 as the default model as of Aug 15, 2024. This setup provides users with a quick, free and privacy-focused chat experience without having to sign in. We asked AkashChat how it differs from its legendary Web 2.0 competitor, and below is what we received in response.

AkashChat 是一種生成式 AI 工具，其概念與廣受歡迎的 ChatGPT 類似。它在 Akash Supercloud 上運行，支援各種大型語言模型 (LLM)，截至 2024 年 8 月 15 日，Llama 3.1 作為預設模型。問問AkashChat 它與其傳奇的Web 2.0 競爭對手有何不同，以下是我們收到的回應。

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