# kaal:claim:4796714-013

**Claim.** Blockchain can only deliver decentralized AI governance if the blockchain trilemma is first overcome, since decentralization, security, and scalability cannot readily be achieved simultaneously within one network.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- applies to blockchain networks used as governance infrastructure
- necessary condition, not sufficient

**Source quote.**

> The effectiveness of blockchain in achieving the goal of decentralized AI governance is contingent upon overcoming the fundamental blockchain trilemma: the challenge of balancing decentralization, security, and scalability.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *AI Governance* (2024), Recentralization, page 27

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, AI Governance (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4796714

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**Failure mode.** blockchain trilemma constraint  (family: scalability-and-throughput-limit)

**Topics.** blockchain, consensus-and-security, decentralization, governance-design, ai-and-agents

**Keywords.** blockchain-trilemma, scalability, security, decentralization, ai-governance

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