NEAR AI is developing a confidential AI platform leveraging Intel TDX and NVIDIA Confidential Computing technologies to execute AI models within Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs). These hardware-based enclaves isolate and encrypt user data, rendering it invisible even to infrastructure operators. The open-source runtime IronClaw 1.0, released in late July 2026, powers this stack and leads the PinchBench and ClawBench benchmarks. The partnership with Venice.ai (March 19, 2026) enables private text and image inference, while integration into the NVIDIA Inception program (January 13, 2026) confirms the platform’s enterprise ambitions.
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