Peter Thiel-backed AI development startup Sentient is looking to differentiate itself in terms of security with the launch of a new system for deploying AI applications in Trusted Execution Environments. The new Sentient Enclaves Framework v0.70 brings the concept of “confidential computing” to AI development. It’s meant to ensure full data isolation, verifiability and attestation for AI applications, the company said. It uses Amazon Web Services Inc.’s AWS Nitro Enclaves technology to ensure that neither AWA nor the host system is able to access or modify AI workloads. In that way, it says, it provides rock-solid guarantees around AI data security. The Sentient Enclaves use AWS Nitro as a foundation to ensure that applications run as intended, without any possibility of nefarious actors making unauthorized modifications. They’re fully open source too, meaning they’re accessible to anyone who’s interested in using them. With Sentient’s platform, developers can work together on the development of open-source large language models that rely on shared datasets and decentralized computing resources. Its platform is built on blockchain technology, and its ecosystem uses cryptocurrency to reward participants based on their contributions.