iota subnet 9
IOTA, short for Incentivized Orchestrated Training Architecture, is Subnet 9's current Macrocosmos-led training system. Official docs describe it as a data- and pipeline-parallel approach for coordinating heterogeneous miners in adversarial, trustless environments. The subnet's editorial angle is decentralized model training at swarm scale, with incentives designed to reward contribution to a shared training process.
About iota subnet 9
IOTA is Macrocosmos' decentralized training subnet for coordinating many miners into shared model-training work.
Large-model training is difficult to decentralize because participants vary in hardware, reliability, and contribution quality.
Distributed training researchers, miners with compute capacity, model builders, validators, and Bittensor users tracking AI training infrastructure.
Team and ownership
IOTA is operated within Macrocosmos, led by company co-founders Will Squires and Steffen Cruz.
- Will Squires, CEO & Co-Founder, Macrocosmos: Co-founder and CEO of Macrocosmos, with prior OpenTensor Foundation involvement noted in third-party interviews.
- Steffen Cruz, CTO & Co-Founder, Macrocosmos: Former Opentensor Foundation CTO and Macrocosmos co-founder.
Key pages:
learn about Bittensor,
Bittensor glossary,
Bittensor FAQ,
Bittensor subnet screener,
portfolio tracker,
subnet baskets,
Neuralteq validator,
and fees.