In the history of the Capital Market, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are considered a game-changing invention. In the past, such large assets as commercial real estate could only be monopolized by institutions and wealthy individuals, leaving ordinary people with no opportunity to participate. However, after the emergence of REITs, commercial real estate was divided into "shares," allowing everyone to invest with very little capital and share in the cash flow generated by rental income. The essence of REITs is to make the rights to the income of high-threshold assets accessible to all.

Today we find ourselves at another similar moment. With the rise of artificial intelligence, more and more value no longer comes from human labor, but from self-operating machines such as autonomous vehicles, robots, and smart logistics. The problem is that the barriers to entry for these assets are higher, requiring more capital than commercial real estate. Fleets, warehouse robots, drones; even one of these is not something an ordinary person can easily afford. They are becoming a new type of "means of production" for the future economy, yet are largely controlled by institutions and large capital.

Yesterday, during the research, I found a startup project that is trying to break this barrier.

@ownaiNetwork has created an AI automated asset market that breaks down real-world machine assets into divisible shares, allowing individuals to participate with a very low threshold, similar to investing in REITs in the past. The difference is that REITs share rental income from real estate, while OWNAI focuses on the travel income of AI vehicle fleets, the revenue of robot cafes, and the cash flow from future drone logistics and smart warehousing. The three current assets are all real and capable of generating revenue.

Let's take a look at its operating model: the protocol raises funds through a capital pool, acquires and deploys automated assets, and the net income generated from operations is distributed to participants based on their contribution ratio. You don't need to actually operate a fleet or maintain robotic equipment to share in the cash flow generated by these machines.

Currently, the RWA track is more focused on the tokenization of bonds, real estate, and gold. @ownaiNetwork directly jumps to the next step, with autonomous driving, robotics, and drones, which are quickly replacing human labor and are destined to become the infrastructure of the future. Making them shareable, transparent, and inclusive is itself a forward-looking combination of finance and technology.

This is a transformation from labor to ownership. In the past, people relied on salaries from their jobs, but now they can participate in infrastructure investments and share the profits. Just like how REITs brought the cash flow of skyscrapers to ordinary investors decades ago, OWNAI aims to democratize the benefits of AI + infrastructure innovation, allowing people to transition from "workers replaced by AI" to "owners of AI."