FAQ.md

Nyx FAQ

Question: What is Nyx?

Answer:

Nyx is a revolutionary, decentralised technology that addresses the principal challenge to the adoption of AI within enterprise: secure, trusted access to domain-specific, contextualised and real-time data. Nyx brings together communities of proprietary data producers and data consumers in a secure, transparent, and user-friendly environment, and integrated into AI workflows.

Question: Does Nyx use blockchain for its decentralised architecture?

Answer:

No. However, Nyx does incorporate the concept of Decentralised IDs (found in ‘Web3’ architectures) to enable self-sovereignty, and we continue to consider ways blockchain might be useful for sharing data in the future.

Question: Does Nyx use GenAI?

Answer:

No, Nyx does not leverage any Generative AI models in the provision of the data exchange. The Nyx architecture incorporates semantic capabilities including Inference, a type of logical reasoning. The ‘Try it Now’ feature in the Nyx Community Edition includes a RAG-enabled chatbot demonstrator which incorporates integrations with LLMs.

Question: How do I get access?

Answer:

Nyx is currently available to try as part of an invite-only program. If you are interested in participating, visit our website (https://www.nyx.iotics.com/) and use the ‘Register Interest’ link. We’ll be in touch.

Question: What makes Nyx different from file sharing platforms (e.g. Sharepoint)?

Answer:

Traditional approaches to data sharing with tools like Sharepoint make a number of assumptions about the world: everyone knows what data is available, everyone knows what the data means;, and when access is required, it can be granted safely. None of those assumptions are generally true in most real-world organisations or ecosystems. Instead, data is everywhere, owned by lots of different people, each of whom has a unique lens through which they view that data, and not everyone trusts each other. As a result, traditional means of sharing data can be ineffective and insecure.

Nyx leverages a unique, decentralised architecture designed ‘bottom-up’ for secure, selective interoperability at the data tier. Nyx combines streaming, knowledge graph, semantics, virtualisation and decentralisation to deliver interoperability in the real world, making real-time and static data discoverable, understandable and accessible across organisations and ecosystems, while ensuring that each participant retains sovereignty of their own systems and data.

Question: What kind of data can I share in Nyx, besides files?

Answer:

Nyx is capable of sharing any streaming or static data set as a data product, with connectors being added to support the most commonly used systems within enterprise. However, only CSV file sharing is offered as part of the free Community Demo Edition.

Question: Can I integrate Nyx in my AI pipeline? And How

Answer:

Yes, you’ll be up and going with a simple RAG workflow within 5 minutes, and thereafter be able to experience how quick and easy it is to leverage data shared through Nyx as part of your AI build. The Nyx Toolkit includes a Python SDK providing rapid integration into some of the most popular models in the industry. Check out the Nyx SDK here to get started.

Question: What data will be available for me to use if I try out Nyx?

Answer:

Within the Nyx Community Edition you will be able to search for, preview, and subscribe to data files shared by other Community Edition users. But why not try Nyx out using your own data? Connect some of your own data files to explore how easy it is to find data and integrate it into your RAG AI workflow with Nyx.