Blockchain Governance Models for Open Source AI Communities
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Blockchain Governance, Quadratic Voting, Open Source AI, Model Release, Reputation Systems, Public Goods Funding, Decentralized InstitutionsAbstract
Open source AI communities increasingly steward high-impact artifacts—foundation model weights, safety evaluations, curated datasets, and inference tooling—whose governance must balance openness, safety, sustainability, and inclusivity. Blockchain technologies promise tamper-evident records, programmable institutions, and novel incentive designs for these communities, yet the governance models available—from straightforward token-weighted voting to quadratic and reputation-weighted systems—differ markedly in participation, resilience, and fairness
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