Microsoft-Backed Space and Time Launches AI Data Verification Platform

Space and Time, a Microsoft-backed crypto project, announced on Monday the launch of a new enterprise platform designed to let companies incorporate private data into artificial intelligence tools. The system allows businesses to use these applications without handing over the underlying database records, addressing security concerns across multiple industries.

The platform operates through Space and Time Enterprise, enabling companies to prove that calculations performed on their private data are accurate. Consequently, AI applications, auditors, and stakeholders can verify results without directly accessing the database. Initial launch partners for the rollout include Maple Finance, Indomobil, Trenez, and The Data Foundation.

According to Nate Holiday, CEO of MakeInfinite Labs, the original developer of Space and Time, businesses want AI agents to handle workflows using sensitive information, but those agents do not require unrestricted access to every underlying record. He warned that giving artificial intelligence tools unchecked access creates significant exposure, potentially threatening the overall value of a company.

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The technology relies on Proof of SQL, which is the company's patented method for verifying that database queries were computed correctly. While the system previously integrated with Google Cloud's BigQuery, organizations can now operate it independently on their own servers without needing a blockchain, specialized hardware, or third-party proving services. Holiday noted that with GPU acceleration, supported queries over millions of rows can be processed and proven in under a second, depending on specific hardware and dataset variables.

Space and Time Enterprise uses Proof of SQL to verify calculations on private data without exposing underlying business records.

The system cryptographically confirms that a calculation was executed correctly using a specific dataset, though it cannot independently determine whether those original records were accurate. Holiday explained that while data controls must still catch initial human errors, verification provides a much stronger foundation by offering concrete evidence of how information was processed.

The initiative builds on prior funding and development milestones, including a 2002 strategic funding round led by Microsoft's venture fund M12 and the launch of SXT token trusts by Grayscale. Furthermore, the company's cryptographic contributions extend beyond its own platform, with libraries like Blitzar integrated into Microsoft's Nova project and foundational work supporting other proof systems.

Why it matters

This launch addresses a major operational hurdle for businesses looking to adopt artificial intelligence by removing the risk of data exposure during automated workflows. By enabling secure verification of database calculations without direct record access, the platform allows compliance teams, reporting tools, and AI agents to operate safely from the same underlying business records.