# 5.	What exactly does MATRIX do?

Matrix is an AI-empowered high-performance blockchain. In Stage One, we use AI to solve problems plaguing traditional blockchain technologies. When the performance and usability of blockchain are brought to the next level, we can build a complete and expandable ecosystem of high-performance AI blockchain.

Matrix is building a multifunctional AI service platform featuring computing power leasing, authentication and transaction of data, algorithm models and digital assets, AI services, et


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