GPU-less, Trust-less, Limit-less: Reimagining the Confidential AI Cloud - Mike Bursell
Jun 3, 2025 · 43:41
Mike Bursell of Super Protocol argues that Confidential AI, built on hardware Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) like Intel TDX, AMD SEV-SNP, and NVIDIA GPU TEEs, solves the trust problem in AI by enabling secure processing of sensitive data and proprietary models without exposure. Super Protocol, a decentralized confidential AI cloud and marketplace, allows users to deploy models in TEEs, verify execution via cryptographic attestation, and collaborate across organizations without blind trust. Demos show deploying DeepSeek on H100 GPUs, running n8n healthcare workflows, distributing vLLM inference across four GPU nodes, and provably training a medical model on datasets from Alice's lab and Bob's clinic. Case studies include Realize achieving 75% accuracy and 3-5% sales increase for Mars, and BEL reducing FDA audit time from weeks to 1-2 hours. The protocol replaces trust with on-chain proofs, enabling GPU-less, trustless, limitless AI.
