VERIFIABLE COMPUTING NARRATIVE EXPLAINED

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This thread explains the premise of verifiable computing and compares it to a GPU for smart contracts. Verifiable computing enables the execution of complex tasks like computing ML models while retaining the benefits of trustless execution that blockchain provides. There are two approaches: the first uses a network of nodes to perform an off-chain computation and prove it on-chain using zero knowledge proofs, while the second is to build specific ZK coprocessor hardware that can efficiently handle verifiable computation.