At Token2049 Singapore, a new chapter for AI begins—grounded in reality, open to all, and aligned with human values.
Artificial intelligence has already reshaped the digital world. But as AI systems step off our screens and into the real world—powering autonomous mobility, healthcare robotics, and energy grids—one critical question emerges: how do we ensure this intelligence is trustworthy, adaptable, and aligned with human values?
Today at the R3al World AI Summit during Token2049 Singapore, IoTeX and a coalition of leading partners unveiled the answer: the Real-World AI Foundry.
This global initiative is the first of its kind: an open ecosystem dedicated to building Real-World Models (RWMs)—intelligent systems trained not on static, historical datasets, but on live, verified data from machines, sensors, and people. RWMs promise AI that doesn’t just predict, but perceives, adapts, and acts responsibly in the real world.
A Global Alliance of Alignment Partners
The launch is backed by an unprecedented coalition of Alignment Partners: enterprises, researchers, infrastructure providers, and innovators all uniting to define shared standards for Real-World AI.
Founding Alignment Partners include:
Vodafone, Blockchain Association, Theta Network, 0G, Filecoin, Aethir, HashKey Chain, Nubila, LayerDrone, Wingbits, Recall, GEODNET, Space and Time, Taiko, Novanet, Axal, Rovr, Natix, StorX, Minara.ai, Pai3, Fluence, Robora, AEON, Alchemy Pay, and DePINhub—with more joining soon.
Together, these partners will co-develop governance, data standards, and deployment frameworks, ensuring Real-World AI remains open, composable, and interoperable across industries.
Principles for Real-World AI
The Foundry is guided by three simple but powerful principles:
- Grounded: Built on verified, real-time data from people, machines, and environments, ensuring intelligence you can trust.
- Open: Based on open-source, interoperable frameworks so anyone can contribute and benefit.
- Human: Embedded with accountability and values, ensuring AI acts responsibly in ways that benefit society.
These principles form the ethical and technical backbone of the Foundry’s mission.
Building the First Open Ecosystem of RWMs
At the core of the Foundry lies the creation of the world’s first Open Ecosystem of Real-World Models (RWMs).
Unlike conventional AI models trained once and frozen in time, RWMs continuously evolve with verified live data streams. They’re designed to handle the complexity of real-world environments—adapting to shifting traffic conditions, energy demands, or health signals.
This makes RWMs indispensable for industries where accuracy, safety, and adaptability are non-negotiable: mobility, robotics, energy, healthcare, and beyond.
Most importantly, RWMs will be developed collectively and governed transparently—ensuring no single entity can monopolize the system.
Why Now?
“AI must evolve from static prediction to dynamic action grounded in reality,” said Raullen Chai, Co-Founder and CEO of IoTeX.
The timing could not be more urgent. AI is moving into mission-critical sectors, yet today’s systems remain limited by their reliance on static datasets. Real-World AI provides the missing bridge: models that can learn cause and effect, adapt to change, and act safely in dynamic, unpredictable environments.
Building this bridge requires global collaboration. No single organization has the scale or perspective to do it alone. That’s why the Foundry is a collective effort, designed to bring together data providers, infrastructure operators, model builders, and researchers under one open standard.
Benefits for Partners
Every Alignment Partner plays a unique role in shaping this ecosystem:
- Enterprises contribute adoption pathways and scale.
- Infrastructure providers ensure the compute and networks needed for global intelligence.
- Researchers and innovators bring domain expertise and creativity.
By collaborating under a shared framework, partners reduce costs, accelerate innovation, and create AI that is universally trusted and accessible.
Looking Ahead
The launch of the Real-World AI Foundry marks the beginning of a new era. Together, IoTeX and its partners are laying the foundation for AI that is:
- Live and verifiable
- Open and accessible
- Human-aligned and responsible
Through this alliance, Real-World AI will not only become a reality, but a reality that belongs to all of us.
About the Real-World AI Foundry
The Real-World AI Foundry is a global alliance uniting Alignment Partners across industries to build the first open ecosystem of Real-World Models (RWMs). Anchored in live, verified data, the Foundry is dedicated to developing standards, frameworks, and governance for responsible Real-World AI. Its mission is to ensure that intelligence built for the physical world is grounded, open, and aligned with human values.
About IoTeX
IoTeX is the blockchain platform for Real-World AI. Since 2017, its foundational infrastructure has delivered verified, real-time data from the real world to AI systems and decentralized applications. Powering 100+ projects and 40M devices across mobility, robotics, energy, health, and more, IoTeX enables developers to build next-gen AI models and applications that deliver real-world impact. The IoTeX tech stack provides the data, identity, and verification layers to fulfill the surging demand for real-world data in the new AI era. Trusted by partners like Google, Samsung, IEEE, ARM, and Nordic Semiconductor, IoTeX is uniquely positioned to capture the multi-trillion-dollar AI and data economy.
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