What does it look like when AI runs directly onchain instead of sitting off to the side?

Reading deeper into the HACA architecture from @OpenGradient shows how they handle this at protocol level.

Verifiable AI inference runs as a native chain primitive. That removes the need to trust offchain models or closed servers.

AI becomes part of execution, so contracts can call inference like state or compute.

For dapp design this opens new paths. Smart contracts can include intelligence with proofs attached, instead of relying on outside systems to act honestly.