GenLayer announced that its Internet Court protocol will transition from beta to mainnet next month, offering a decentralized dispute‑resolution layer for smart contracts and AI‑driven transactions. The system leverages a jury of AI agents drawn from multiple model families—Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, DeepSeek and others—to evaluate contract outcomes and release escrowed funds. According to Cointelegraph, the platform currently handles around 12,000 decisions per day and aims to deliver finality within 30 minutes, with appeals scaling from five to up to 1,500 AI validators.

How the AI Jury Works

Internet Court’s process begins by assigning a randomly selected group of five GenLayer validators, each running a distinct AI model, to assess a dispute. The initial verdict is reached by simple majority vote and can be appealed to larger juries of 11, then 23, and eventually up to 1,500 agents, extending the decision window to roughly three hours in the worst case. Co‑founder and CEO Albert Castellana explained that the diversity of models—spanning left‑leaning and right‑leaning biases—helps produce more balanced outcomes, echoing the Condorcet jury theorem that larger independent evaluator pools improve accuracy.

Current Use Cases and Early Adoption

During its beta phase, GenLayer has been integrated into several on‑chain applications. The protocol authenticates user‑uploaded images for the Collective Memory platform and settles argument‑based betting on argue.fun, where top participants have earned over $2 million each. It also underpins “intelligent contracts,” allowing automated judgment of content quality before releasing payments to freelancers or influencers. In a notable example, GenLayer could have accelerated the resolution of a contentious Polymarket prediction market on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s attire, which took nine days and multiple appeals before a final outcome was reached.

Industry Backing and Future Outlook

The consortium behind Internet Court now includes 35 members, featuring prominent crypto firms such as ZKsync, NEAR, ConsenSys and UMA, the latter of which already uses GenLayer to resolve Polymarket disputes. Castellana envisions the technology enabling fully autonomous DAOs that can assess proposals against constitutional rules without human intervention. While he cautions that AI judgment is not yet reliable for complex tasks like deep‑fake detection or neighbor boundary disputes, the protocol is already deemed sufficient for many policy‑level decisions within decentralized governance.

What to Watch Next

Investors and developers should monitor the mainnet launch timeline and early adoption metrics, especially the volume of disputes processed and appeal rates. The integration of additional AI model families could further diversify the jury pool, affecting decision speed and accuracy. Finally, regulatory scrutiny of AI‑driven contract enforcement may shape how platforms like GenLayer position themselves within broader legal frameworks.