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The Quiet Resurgence of Blockchain: Building Trust in the Digital Age
The Quiet Resurgence of Blockchain: Building Trust in the Digital Age

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In the bustling world of emerging technologies, blockchain is making a notable comeback as a pillar of trust and transparency. For all the hype cryptocurrencies generated, nothing much happened of them, with the noise causing a decline in the enthusiasm around the technology itself. Even the most ardent blockchain fans started to be skeptical of its true world impact.

However, the true potential of blockchain is only being realized now, and it is now poised to impact various industries. When combined with the advancements in Generative AI (Gen AI), blockchain is set to usher in a new era of digital trust.

Blockchain and Gen AI are converging in ways that promise to reshape enterprise systems fundamentally. Blockchain, with its decentralized, immutable ledger, provides unparalleled security and transparency. With the move from a “proof of work” implementation to a “proof of authority” implementation, blockchain brings trust enablement that is much closer to enterprise applications.

In other words, the shift from “whatever is in the blockchain is truth” to “only truth gets into the blockchain” takes the burden of validation away from the network, thereby making it more amenable to enterprise use cases.

At the same time, Generative AI captures the imagination with its multitude of ways to interact with backend systems. Gen AI is not only being used to create content, generate code, and offer predictive insights but also to revolutionize how we process and utilize data. Gen AI has the potential to become the de facto method of interacting with information systems, while blockchain has the potential to be the de facto database of information systems.

Together, they are poised to become the backbone of future enterprise databases, along the way addressing the biggest challenge of dealing with blockchains – to query and talk to them!

 

The World Economic Forum predicts that up to 10% of the global GDP could be stored on blockchains by 2025.

 

 

Enhancing Data Integrity and Security

Blockchain’s core strength lies in its ability to ensure data integrity through its decentralized nature. Every transaction is recorded in a block, and these blocks are cryptographically linked to one another, forming an immutable chain. This ensures that once data is written, it cannot be altered without consensus from the network, making it incredibly secure against tampering and fraud.

AI can enhance this security by identifying patterns and anomalies that might indicate fraudulent activity. AI algorithms can analyze transaction data in real time, flagging suspicious behavior before it becomes a significant issue. This proactive approach not only safeguards the blockchain but also provides enterprises with the peace of mind that their data remains untampered.

Automating Data Management

Managing vast amounts of data is a significant challenge for any enterprise. Blockchain simplifies this by providing the ability to fingerprint extensive data into indexable, verifiable, and referencible blocks of data. However, the sheer volume of transaction blocks can still be overwhelming. This is where generative AI could step in, automating data management tasks that would otherwise require significant human intervention.

Generative AI can automate the classification, tagging, and indexing of data on the blockchain. By learning from existing data structures and user interactions, AI systems can predict and apply the most relevant metadata to new data entries, streamlining the organization and retrieval processes. This not only enhances efficiency but also ensures that data is consistently and accurately cataloged.

Improving Data Accessibility and Interoperability

One of the significant challenges enterprises face is the integration of disparate data sources. Blockchain’s distributed ledger provides a standardized, token-based, secure storage medium. Think of a distributed ledger that could store key information from SQL, Oracle, No-SQL, and any other data sources in an enterprise while acting as the single source of truth. Generative AI can act as a bridge that can translate data from the blockchain into a coherent and usable format.

 

 

Gartner projects that blockchain technology will create $3.1 trillion in new business value by 2030.

 

 

The Impact of Generative AI on Blockchain

Generative AI, known for creating content and making predictions from vast datasets, is poised to enhance blockchain technology significantly. Here’s how:

Predictive Analytics and Risk Management

AI can analyze transaction patterns on a blockchain to predict risks and anomalies. Integrating AI with blockchain allows banks to improve their risk management.

Automated Compliance and Auditing

Regulatory compliance is a significant concern for banks. Generative AI can automate compliance checks and audits by continuously analyzing blockchain data to ensure regulatory adherence. Imagine a world where the regulators are given a node on the company’s blockchain.

This allows the regulators to have real-time access to regulatory data while being safe in the knowledge that the company cannot alter it without their knowledge. It is a powerful trust-enablement technology that can transform the world of regulatory reporting and auditing.

Enhanced Decision Making

Generative AI aids decision-making by providing insights based on blockchain data, helping organizations make more informed choices about investments, customer service, and operational efficiency.

Conclusion

Blockchain's quiet resurgence, coupled with generative AI advancements, is set to revolutionize many industries, especially banking, insurance, healthcare, and supply chain. By boosting security, streamlining processes, creating easy access to data, and enabling real-time analytics, blockchain, and Gen AI are creating a new foundation of digital trust.

As more and more industries adopt these technologies, we can expect a more efficient and secure enterprise systems landscape, benefiting customers and companies alike.

Author

Ram Mamidanna – SVP – Digital Engineering Services at Cigniti


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