EP. 221 - Running LLMs Locally – Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino Reveals Decentralized AI Platform QVAC

In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, who introduces their decentralized AI platform QVAC. QVAC is Tether’s answer to centralized AI — a new paradigm where intelligence runs privately, locally, and without permission on any device. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Paolo, learn about Tether's approach to local AI (QVAC), and how you can get started using it today! ---------------------------------------- — TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:46) Welcoming Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether (03:26) Paolo's Origin Story (07:55) Tether's Leap into AI (12:56) The Vision Behind Stable Intelligence (18:07) QVAC SDK Overview (23:36) Local Models vs Frontier (26:38) AI Agents and Stablecoins (28:19) Advice for Founders (29:42) Where to Follow Updates (30:15) Outro ---------------------------------------- — GUEST & HOST 🤝 Paolo Ardoino, CEO @ Tether - https://x.com/paoloardoino [https://x.com/paoloardoino] 🤝 Narb, DevNTell Host @ Developer DAO - https://x.com/narb_s [https://x.com/narb_s] ---------------------------------------- — RESOURCES EPISODE LINKS ℹ️ Website - https://qvac.tether.io/ [https://qvac.tether.io/] ℹ️ GitHub - https://github.com/tetherto/qvac [https://github.com/tetherto/qvac] ℹ️ QVAC Docs - https://docs.qvac.tether.io/ [https://docs.qvac.tether.io/] ℹ️ QVAC SDK - https://qvac.tether.io/dev/sdk/ [https://qvac.tether.io/dev/sdk/] ℹ️ QVAC Fabric - https://qvac.tether.io/dev/fabric/ [https://qvac.tether.io/dev/fabric/] ℹ️ QVAC Genesis - https://qvac.tether.io/dev/genesis/ [https://qvac.tether.io/dev/genesis/] ℹ️ MedPsy Announcement - https://tether.io/news/tether-unveils-medical-ai [https://tether.io/news/tether-unveils-medical-ai-that-runs-on-phones-outperforms-much-larger-sota-models-and-can-cut-the-cloud-out-entirely/] ℹ️ Tether X Account - https://x.com/tether [https://x.com/tether] ℹ️ QVAC X Account - https://x.com/QVAC [https://x.com/QVAC] 🎙️ Subscribe on Spotify - https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify [https://devdao.to/dvt-spotify] 🎙️ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - https://devdao.to/dvt-apple [https://devdao.to/dvt-apple] ☁️ Get started with D_D Cloud - https://devdao.to/dd-cloud [https://devdao.to/dd-cloud] 🗞️ Subscribe to our Newsletter - https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter [https://devdao.to/yt-newsletter] 📆 Sign-up for FREE workshops & events - https://devdao.to/yt-events [https://devdao.to/yt-events] 🤝 Partner with Developer DAO - https://devdao.to/partner-with-us [https://devdao.to/partner-with-us] 😎 Follow us on X - https://devdao.to/yt-twitter [https://devdao.to/yt-twitter] 🎥 Sign Up to Showcase your Project DevNTell - https://devdao.to/devntell-signup [https://devdao.to/devntell-signup]