Tether Data has open-sourced its VisionPsy-Nano, a vision-language model that performs at leading industry benchmarks, reaching approximately 460 million parameters. This development aligns with Tether Data’s commitment to advancing open decentralized AI systems that function on personal devices, emphasizing the company’s focus on privacy through on-device models optimized for phones and edge devices.

Tether: Tether issues the USDT stablecoin and has expanded its operations through Tether Data to focus on decentralized technology and AI. Tether Data runs the QVAC initiative dedicated to building open, local, and adaptive intelligence systems that run on devices rather than centralized servers. In this development, Tether Data is open-sourcing its VisionPsy-Nano vision-language model to lead on-device AI capabilities.

AI Research: Tether Data is advancing open decentralized AI systems designed to operate locally on personal devices.
On-Device Models: Vision-language models optimized for phones and edge devices are emerging as a key area for privacy-focused AI development.