“ZK is about 100 times slower than TEEs in verification - but it’s a much higher security standard.” - @vargs_g, Strategic Partnership Lead at @0G_labs Real-time AI systems need both speed and trust. In House of ZK Radio #92, George explains why a single approach cannot support the coming agent economy. TEEs offer performance and real-time inference, enabling agents to interact continuously. ZK proofs deliver cryptographic assurance, proving correct behavior without revealing data. But ZK alone is too slow for high-frequency workloads, and TEEs alone cannot guarantee full verifiability. 0G combines both into a hybrid model, allowing teams to choose: • TEEs for low-latency, high-throughput inference • ZK proofs when security, auditability, and trust are critical This dual-layer architecture is a foundational building block for a verifiable AI ecosystem, where agents must prove correct behavior before acting autonomously. Watch the full conversation to understand how hybrid ZK + TEE architecture unlocks practical, secure decentralized AI, and what this means for the future of verifiable intelligence: