Hedera Unveils AI Studio to Build Trusted AI Applications

Hedera, the public distributed ledger platform, announced the launch of AI Studio, an open-source toolkit for building trusted artificial intelligence (AI) applications on its network, during a May 14 event in Toronto.

Open-Source AI Toolkit Launched by Hedera for Developers

Hedera‘s modular platform enables developers and enterprises to create intelligent systems with task automation, AI-driven tokenization, and auditable communication between agents using natural language or simple commands. According to Ty Smith, Senior Product Manager at Hashgraph, the toolkit addresses AI reliability by anchoring workflows in Hedera’s immutable timestamping and fair-ordering consensus mechanisms.

“Data without trust is just noise,” Smith said, emphasizing that AI Studio integrates transparency into every layer of development.

Key components include the ElizaOS Plugin, a natural language interface for network interaction; the Hedera Agent Kit, a Javascript-compatible SDK; OpenConvAI (HCS-10), a protocol for decentralized messaging; and the MCP Server, which connects AI agents to external data sources.

The team explained to Bitcoin.com News that the studio leverages Hedera Consensus Service (HCS) for tamper-proof logging and Hedera Token Service (HTS) for standardized transactions, ensuring compliance and auditability.

Hedera’s carbon-negative infrastructure and fixed low-cost transactions aim to meet sustainability demands for scalable AI systems. Its governance by the decentralized Hedera Council and hashgraph consensus algorithm underpins security, the company stated.

Shaw Walters, Founder of Eliza Labs, praised Hedera’s “execution-oriented” approach, noting that the integration of its Eliza AI Agentic Framework simplifies deploying coordinated AI agents across blockchain environments. By reducing technical barriers, AI Studio invites developers to build AI applications with embedded trust and real-time accountability.