# Blockchain Integration

NeuroAI integrates blockchain technology to provide a decentralized infrastructure for AI task distribution, task payments, and governance. Blockchain serves as the backbone for transparency, security, and scalability within the platform. It enables participants to trust that tasks will be executed as promised and ensures fair compensation for contributors.

**Decentralized Task Distribution**

Through the decentralized nature of the blockchain, tasks are distributed across the network of neuromorphic nodes. When a developer submits a task, such as training a machine learning model or processing a dataset, the blockchain ensures that the task is assigned to the most appropriate and available neuromorphic node based on computational capacity and energy efficiency. This process eliminates the need for centralized intermediaries and creates an open marketplace for AI computation.

By utilizing blockchain, the platform ensures that every task request and its corresponding result is recorded on an immutable ledger, providing transparency and accountability for all interactions.

**Task Payments and Rewards**

Blockchain also powers the payment system for NeuroAI. Task requesters (developers) pay for computational tasks using NeuroAI's native token. Once the task is completed by a neuromorphic node, the contributor (node operator) is rewarded with tokens as compensation for their computational resources. The tokenized reward system incentivizes users to contribute their resources, such as edge devices, GPUs, and neuromorphic hardware, to the network.

Payments and rewards are automated through smart contracts, ensuring that contributors are fairly compensated based on the work completed. This setup eliminates delays and disputes commonly associated with centralized systems, providing a seamless, trustworthy, and efficient transaction process.

**Proof-of-Contribution (PoC) Consensus Mechanism**

To ensure the fair distribution of rewards and prevent malicious activities, NeuroAI implements the Proof-of-Contribution (PoC) consensus mechanism. This mechanism tracks and verifies the computational resources contributed by each node to the network. Nodes that provide greater computational power and contribute to more tasks are rewarded proportionally.

PoC works by evaluating the amount of computational work a node has done over time, ensuring that the contributions made to the network are accurately measured and rewarded. This transparent and secure consensus mechanism motivates contributors to maintain a high level of service and ensures the integrity of the system.
