# 3. Community and Governance

This section discusses the GPT Protocol's commitment to a decentralized governance structure, facilitated by a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). It emphasizes the importance of community-driven decision-making and the role of $GPT token distribution in influencing governance. The section also outlines the protocol's evolution towards a community-centric model and its resistance to external manipulation.


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