Tether, a major player in the digital asset sector, announced on Wednesday the upcoming launch of QuantumVerse Automatic Computer (QVAC), a platform designed to run artificial intelligence applications directly on personal devices without relying on centralised cloud services.
The new platform, which the company describes as a local-first approach to AI, aims to enable both humans and machines to operate AI agents on a variety of devices, including smartphones, laptops, embedded systems, and brain-computer interfaces.
By removing the need for cloud connectivity, Tether says QVAC is intended to enhance privacy and reduce corporate access to personal data.
QVAC is expected to debut alongside the company’s initial AI applications, which focus on language translation and personal health tracking.
Focus on Privacy, Device Independence
According to Tether, QVAC’s architecture allows AI models and applications to operate entirely on users’ devices. This approach is positioned as a response to concerns about data privacy and centralised control over AI services, with no need for API keys or server access.
The company highlighted the platform’s modular design, which enables developers to build applications using small, composable components. Additionally, QVAC supports peer-to-peer networking, allowing devices to communicate and collaborate without routing data through centralised servers.
This decentralised framework, the company stated, will allow QVAC to support large numbers of AI agents operating simultaneously while reducing potential single points of failure. To support financial transactions within these AI networks, Tether is integrating its WDK payments system, which allows agents to conduct transactions using Bitcoin and Tether’s USDt stablecoin.
The company described this feature as a step toward decentralised, autonomous AI systems capable of conducting economic activity without third-party intermediaries.
Initial Applications and Developer Access
Tether plans to release its first QVAC-powered applications in the coming months. These include QVAC/Translate, an AI tool for on-device transcription and translation of various media, and QVAC/Health, a private health data tracker designed to store information locally rather than in the cloud.
The company also intends to make a Software Development Kit (SDK) available to the public later this year. The SDK will provide tools for developers to build and deploy their own AI agents on the QVAC platform.
In a statement, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the company sees QVAC as a way to give users greater control over their data and AI applications, emphasising the shift away from centralised services. “With QVAC, Tether aims to create the first open and ubiquitous platform powering an unstoppable AI agent ecosystem at the service of humans and machines alike,” the CEO added.
