Four Industry Pioneers Unite to Create the Post-Web Intention Economy
Today marks the formation of the Sovereign AI Alliance (SAIA), a coalition established to develop the framework for open source, decentralized artificial intelligence powered by user-owned data. This initiative aims to shift the digital economy from attention extraction to intention fulfillment, while ensuring users maintain sovereignty over their data.
Four Founding Partners with a Unified Vision
The Alliance brings together four organizations with complementary expertise:
DataHive (datahive.network) is pioneering Personal AI – the operating system for your digital self. “The future of digital experience isn’t about platforms—it’s about people,” said Ray Gill, CEO & Founder. “Personal AI will serve as the operating system for your digital self, a sovereign agent that understands your intentions and works on your behalf while keeping you in control of your digital identity and data.”
Nuklai (nukl.ai) provides infrastructure for decentralized data collaboration. “True innovation requires collaboration beyond the silos we’ve built,” said Matthijs de Vries, Founder and CEO. “The Sovereign AI Alliance creates an open framework where data collaboration can power AI systems that serve human intentions rather than corporate interests.”
cheqd (cheqd.io) delivers decentralized identity infrastructure. “In the post-web intention economy, people need to prove they control their digital identity, data, preferences, and agents. cheqd delivers this with decentralised identity, trust registries and payments for data, agents, and credentials” said Fraser Edwards, CEO.
Datagram (datagram.network) is a global, AI-driven Hyper-Fabric Network redefining the new era of Internet connectivity and DePIN cross-network interoperability. “The current landscape forces users to translate their intentions across dozens of incompatible systems,” noted Jason Brink, CEO. “Through the Alliance, we’ll develop protocols that allow intention data to move efficiently while maintaining user sovereignty.”
The Intention Network Protocol
At the heart of SAIA’s framework is the Intention Network Protocol (INP), a proposed universal standard for AI agents to communicate while preserving user data ownership. The framework consists of three core components:
- Intention Anchors: Secure interfaces between users and AI, capturing genuine intentions while maintaining data ownership
- Intention Mesh: Decentralized infrastructure connecting AI systems while maintaining data sovereignty
- Execution Nodes: Specialized AI agents that execute actions based on user intentions
“Our approach inverts the current model—humans express their intentions once, and open source AI systems collaborate to fulfill those intentions,” said Gill. “This is the foundation of the post-web world we’re building.”
Development Roadmap
The Alliance will focus on five critical components:
- Decentralized Data Storage Protocols that preserve user privacy while enabling AI training
- Open-Source AI Models for On-Chain Operation that operate efficiently within decentralized environments
- Governance Frameworks for Community-Controlled AI that prevent centralization of power
- Infrastructure for AI Agent-to-Agent Transactions enabling autonomous systems to collaborate
- Standardized Data Formats with Embedded Verification ensuring interoperability and trust
These developments will progress through three phases: Foundation (technical specifications), Implementation (prototypes and testing), and Adoption (production implementations and ecosystem growth).
Core Principles
SAIA’s work is guided by four principles:
- User Data Ownership: Ensuring individuals control their data through self-sovereign identity
- Open Source Development: Building all components as open source projects
- Decentralized Governance: Creating systems that resist centralization by design
- Intention-Based Interaction: Focusing on fulfilling genuine human intentions rather than engagement
“By establishing this alliance, we’re ensuring that AI serves humanity’s genuine needs rather than extracting value from users,” said Gill. “Open source, decentralized systems with user-owned data represent the only viable path to AI that aligns with human values.”
“We’re taking a methodical approach to building something truly transformative,” added de Vries. “Each component addresses a fundamental limitation in today’s AI landscape, creating the foundation for AI that genuinely serves human intentions.”
The Alliance will begin accepting additional partners in Q3 2025, with a focus on organizations that can contribute expertise to specific components.
The SAIA website will be revealed in the next stages.
About the Sovereign AI Alliance
The Sovereign AI Alliance (SAIA) is developing the open source, decentralized framework for AI powered by user-owned data. Founded by Nuklai, cheqd, Datagram, and DataHive, SAIA aims to build infrastructure that enables AI to serve genuine human intentions while ensuring complete user data ownership and control.
