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12.8 OVERVIEW OF THE AI-ENABLED BLOCKCHAIN
DAEO presents an innovative and disruptive solution that might create
new efficiencies through automation. AI blockchain consensus algorithms
provides a distributed trust mechanism that may disintermediate and
replace third parties. Energy aggregators and meter readers could be
replaced by a dynamic distributed ledger. However, blockchain innova-
tion will also create new energy jobs, values, and markets. As technology
empowers humans, it also changes the relationship between man and
machine, technology and organizations, and society and innovation.
Autonomous blockchain organizations may distribute power and leader-
ship via encrypted votes that establish equity relative to a contract or even
a mission statement. For example, future energy organizations may help
stakeholders govern the type of energy mix they would like and have that
preference or willingness to pay be captured in a smart contract. Block-
chain AI-empowered energy organizations might become increasingly
autonomous and made up of decentralized contractors and investors
who have the power to vote, invest, and deliver services based on an
immutable smart contract that captures who, what, when, and where ser-
vices are executed. These transactions can be shared and secured in a trans-
parent immutable ledger.
The notion of “self-bootstrapped” organizations with crypto equities
independently leveraging contractors guided by decentralized blockchain
voting has been explored (Levine, 2014). The Bit Congress has established
a blockchain-based voting system. The country of Georgia is leveraging
blockchain to facilitate real-estate licensing. Estonia has established a
privacy-preserving secure virtual government using KSI blockchain. These
examples highlight how technology has already helped to distribute trust and
reduce redundancy in everything from billing to middle management, cre-
ating new value for organizations in an increasingly decentralized autono-
mous society. Reducing redundancy also creates new value and more
competitive organizations (Lawless, 2017).
12.9 BLOCKCHAIN AND AI SECURITY OPPORTUNITY
Blockchain and AI integration and innovation may present a more resilient
and efficient path for decentralized cyber and physical devices to interact,
transforming modern infrastructure into an array of smart autonomous sys-
tems of systems. Increased autonomy and control are essential to optimizing