World Congress 2026 North America

ZTA: Zero Token Architecture

September 25, 2026 16:10 – 16:40 · 30 min Mainstage

World Congress 2026 North America

September 23–25, 2026 · San José, CA

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What this session covers

Infer once; run everywhere.

While burning tokens is being celebrated as a sign of productivity, it’s irresponsible to ignore the fundamentals around efficiency, and pragmatic engineering.

This talk aims to bring us back to reality.

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