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Darkbloom Launches Decentralized Private AI Inference Network on Idle Apple Silicon Macs

Published 2026-04-16AI Infrastructure and ComputeMedium⭐ Timeline Candidate

Summary

Eigen Labs has launched Darkbloom, a decentralized AI inference network that leverages idle Apple Silicon machines to provide GPU compute for AI workloads. The platform claims end-to-end encryption for all prompts, hardware verification for every node, and an OpenAI-compatible API that requires only a single line change to integrate. The company advertises pricing at 50% cheaper than centralized alternatives, with a pay-per-token model and no subscriptions or minimums. Darkbloom represents an e

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