In 2025, ShareAI reached Spotlight at How to Web. We had the opportunity to present what we were building and meet people who could help shape its future. Some of the conversations that followed made us define, very clearly, what we were prepared to grow into—and which principles we would keep.
The proposal we declined
After Spotlight, several investors approached us. They wanted ShareAI to work exclusively with large data centers and major industry players. For us, accepting that direction would have meant giving up a central part of our purpose: making room for people and smaller organizations to participate in the AI economy alongside established infrastructure companies.
We said no. We said no to those proposals, and we will say no to any partnership that requires us to abandon the possibility of a just, fair future. We were looking for people who believed in the network we set out to build.
Large data centers have a place in ShareAI. So do individuals with eligible compute, independent creators and teams building useful applications. Our objection was to making size the condition for having a place at all. A network loses something essential when its future is reserved for the participants who already have the most resources.
What participation means to us
Builders create and maintain applications. Creators bring models. Providers contribute eligible infrastructure. People and companies use the services those contributions make possible. Each role matters, and the network should make their responsibilities and opportunities understandable.
Fairness starts with clear rules: what a participant contributes, what they can earn or use, and what they owe the people relying on their work. It also means explaining eligibility and account restrictions before someone commits their time. Participation brings responsibility for the effect our work has on others.
A decentralized network is still a network with principles and values.
Customers deserve protection
Every customer or beneficiary must have the opportunity to raise a concern about the service they received. We must take those concerns seriously and work to resolve them as promptly as possible. The current 45-day review period before company Builder surcharge payouts gives that process room to happen.
Honest feedback, a complaint or a reported problem helps us improve the network. Participants should be able to speak up when something goes wrong. Clear settlement rules and a real opportunity to be heard are part of treating people fairly.
Abuse has consequences
Abuse is not tolerated. Any attempted fraud or malicious action against ShareAI, its platform or its customers results in a permanent ban with no right of appeal. In serious cases, we reserve the right to take legal action.
Decentralization carries a responsibility to protect the people participating in the network. The freedom to build, contribute and choose comes with a duty to act honestly and respect customers. Those principles apply regardless of a participant’s size or influence.
The future we are willing to build
The decision after How to Web in 2025 remains a reference point for us. Growth matters. So does the kind of network that grows. We want partners who believe that opportunity, responsibility and fair treatment can belong in the same system.
Our principles guide the choices we make about partnerships, participation and the way we respond when someone harms the network. That is the commitment behind ShareAI.
For the current account eligibility, payout and balance-separation rules, read how Builder earnings work. To raise a concern about a service, contact ShareAI Support.
From the event: Denis Sandu’s account of ShareAI at How to Web.