Greetings Singularitarians,
May was another month of significant progress and milestones for the SingularityNET ecosystem, all bringing us closer to our shared vision achieving decentralized, democratic, inclusive, and beneficial Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
In this edition of our Ecosystem Roundup, we delve into the details of the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (ASI) token merger, our successful Platform technical meetup in Istanbul, the overwhelming response to Deep Funding Round 4, community-driven initiatives, and the latest developments across our ever-growing decentralized AI ecosystem.
Read on to explore these key advancements and their implications for the future of decentralized AI and beneficial AGI.
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On May 29th, 2024, we announced the June 13th, 2024, finalization of the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (ASI) token merger. The newly combined ASI token represents the largest open-sourced, decentralized network focused on the AI industry.
As of June 11th, 2024, FET will be renamed ASI and on June 13 the token merger will be completed. The ASI token will function across the combined decentralized AI network, providing unprecedented scale and power.
As of June 11th, ERC20 tokens will be made available for users to swap FET for ASI tokens via a token migration contract, followed by AGIX and OCEAN on June 13th. An audited, secure token migration contract will allow the conveyance of tokens into ASI from over 200,000 token holders of the constituent communities with AGIX, FET, and OCEAN tokens swapped at the following pegged ratios:
In the coming days, we will provide step-by-step guides on ERC20 token migration as well as more information on the migration process for AGIX holders on Cardano. Please stay tuned for updates on our official channels Beware of fraudulent websites and social media accounts!
Our team convened in Istanbul, Turkey, for a multi-day technical meetup focused on driving advancements and strategic planning for our decentralized AI Platform. Key attendees included SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel, CSO Matt Ikle, Chief AGI Officer Alexey Potapov, CTO Sergey Shalyapin, Chief DF Officer Jan Horlings, Head of Blockchain Development Albina Pomogalova, and notable ecosystem members and partners like Mihaela Ulieru and Robert Moir from HyperCycle, Greg Lucius Meredith from F1R3FLY.io, and Franz Josef Allmayer from HyphaDAO.
The gathering commenced with a pre-meetup session led by Haley Lowy, who is overseeing the implementation of the Platforms reputation system. The following days involved a comprehensive review of the Platforms development progress, strategic planning for the remainder of 2024, and in-depth discussions on key topics such as:
During the meetup, CTO Sergey Shalyapin detailed our plans for utilizing the AGIX tokens allocated for hardware resources. These plans include the strategic purchase, linking, and optimization of hardware systems over the next one to two years, aiming to supercharge the development of Large Memory Models (LMMs).
As part of our ongoing commitment to advancing the field of decentralized AI, we are proud to share that we received 210 valid proposals for Deep Funding Round 4 (DFR4), all aligned with SingularityNETs purpose, mission, and vision and poised to contribute positively to our goals of creating a democratic, beneficial, and decentralized AI ecosystem. Explore the Deep Funding Spotlight Day presentations to learn more about these proposals:
At the time of writing, Expert Reviewers, drawn from seasoned professionals and past award recipients, are providing in-depth analysis and ensuring that proposals meet the high standards expected by the community before the start of the voting period on June 17th, 2024. Top contributors and expert reviewers are rewarded for their valuable input. Top performers get AGIX Soon to become ASI rewards and special Deep Funding merchandise, underlining the value and appreciation for their contributions.
We encourage all community members to participate in the DFR4 voting process. Your vote helps decide which innovative projects will receive funding, ensuring that the most promising ideas get the support they need to thrive. Learn more about how to vote effectively.
Round 4 Schedule
The SingularityNETs Technical Tuesdays series explores the OpenCog Hyperon framework for AGI and beyond and highlights how we are working to translate our AGI R&D ideas into advanced systems ready to deal with real-world use cases.
On Tuesday, May 7th, 2024, we were joined by Patrick Hammer, AI Researcher at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Peter Isaev, AI Researcher at Temple University, and Berick Cook, AI Developer at SingularityNET, to explore the development of a unified experiential learning component for OpenCog Hyperon, including:
You can explore the following resources to learn more:
On Tuesday, May 28th, 2024, CEO Dr. Ben Goertzel, Chief AGI Officer, Dr. Alexey Potapov, and CSO Dr. Matt Ikle explored PRIMUS (formerly known as CogPrime), a flexibly defined cognitive architecture that has been centrally pursued throughout the history of the OpenCog project.
Earlier this year, we initiated a comprehensive update and reevaluation of the PRIMUS cognitive architecture to take advantage of recent computational and conceptual advances. While the large picture dynamics, relying on an integrative hybrid neural-symbolic model incorporating Cognitive Synergy at its core, will remain the same, some of the internals are being rethought and retooled using new technologies.
PRIMUS will continue to incorporate subsystems for uncertain inference, including PLN and NARS, evolutionary methods such as MOSES, attention and resource allocation, motivation, goal generation, perception, action, concept formation, a host of support tools, and others. Driven by curiosity, PRIMUS will use a combination of active experimentation with, and exploration of, its environment, in conjunction with causal and temporal reasoning, to build its internal world model.
We hosted the first SingularityNET ecosystem all-hands meeting on X Spaces, fostering a lively discussion on the latest advancements within our ecosystem, the ASI Alliance, and the broader decentralized AI landscape.
We were pleased to be joined by Patrik Gudev from Jam Galaxy, Jennifer Bourke from NuNet, Stacey Engle from Twin Protocol, Jerry Hall from HyperCycle, Cloris Chen from Cogito, Kennedy Schaal from Rejuve Biotech, Melissa Lowry from Rejuve.AI, Logan Ryan Golema from SophiaVerse, Ben Ditto from Yaya Labs, Conor OHiggins from Mindplex, and Nefertiti Strong from XR Agency.
In light of this success, we are excited to announce that we are already planning our next all-hands meeting in June. We look forward to continuing the conversation and fostering collaboration within our ever-growing decentralized AI ecosystem.
The SingularityNET Ambassador Program is a community-driven initiative that strengthens the transparency and decentralization of our ecosystem, recognizes the valuable contributions made by our Ambassadors, and rewards their achievements.
In May, significant progress was made with the launch of several community-led initiatives. The LATAM guild, African guild, and AI Ethics workgroup all held their first sessions, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing within these specialized areas. The Strategy Guild was also reactivated to facilitate Program-wide strategic implementation, while the Marketing Guild engaged in ongoing leadership discussions. We encourage community members to join these discussions to contribute their insights and ideas.
To further decentralize decision-making processes within the Program, the community experimented with different tools, including Loomio in collaboration with Deep Funding and Swarm AI from Unanimous AI.
Looking ahead, we look forward to Ambassador Town Hall #100, scheduled for June 4th at 18:00 UTC. This milestone event will celebrate the contributions and achievements of our dedicated Ambassadors. We invite all community members to join us and participate in this special meeting.
To learn more about these recent developments, recordings of the SingularityNET Ambassador Programs May Town Hall meetings are available for viewing on YouTube:
If you are interested in getting involved and joining our community-driven guilds and workgroups, please join our Discord server and navigate to the #getting-started channel for guidance.
SingularityDAO is a decentralized portfolio management protocol designed to revolutionize crypto asset management.
Rejuve Biotech focuses on identifying new targets and pathways for therapies that could mitigate age-related diseases like Alzheimers, cardiovascular disease, and cancer through advanced AI, cross-organism insights, and cutting-edge multi-omics research.
Twin Protocol enables you to create a digital version of yourself to capture your unique skills, knowledge, and personality that you can share with others through a tokenized marketplace.
Cogito provides institutional-grade investment products by bringing traditional financial assets onchain.
Web3 Music Studio leverages AI, blockchain & DePIN infrastructure to transform how artists and fans experience music.
Yaya Labs is a cutting-edge startup at the forefront of innovation in robotics and AI, dedicated to developing advanced solutions that enhance efficiency, productivity, and convenience across various industries.
NuNet is building a globally decentralized computing framework, individually rewarded via a tokenomic ecosystem based on NuNet Utility Token (NTX).
HyperCycle is building an essential component that enables AI Machines to transact with other AI machines in a sub-second finality, resulting in unprecedented emergence.
Mindplex is a magazine and a social media platform providing a dynamic space for creators, influencers, and media enthusiasts to connect and collaborate.
Rejuve.AI is a decentralized, AI-driven longevity research network allowing people worldwide to track their health data, receive valuable insights, contribute to cutting-edge longevity research, and earn RJV rewards.
SophiaVerse is a leading Web3 AI / Metaverse project that aims to bring the renowned Sophia Robot and other robots to humanoid sentience.
SingularityNET, as a global leader in the fields of AI, AGI, social robotics, and the intersection of AI and blockchain technology, is regularly sought out to provide thought leadership on a global stage.
In the past month, our team participated in the following key events:
COO Janet Adams and Desdemona (Desi) Robot from Yaya Labs joined Christoph Santner, Co-Founder and Co-President of AInitiative, Leyla Baghirzade, Founder and CEO of Swiss Alternative Financing, Prof. Christoph Stückelberger, President of Geneva Agape Foundation, and David Gyori, CEO Banking Reports London, at the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva to explore AIs potential to create fAInance for Good and discuss how to create a more intelligent, sustainable, inclusive and ethical financial ecosystem.
In her address, Janet reiterated our commitment to creating decentralized, democratic, inclusive, and beneficial Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) that fosters the growth of life: Our hope at SingularityNET and what were working toward is that our AGI in this AI revolution will eradicate the dramatic social and financial inequalities that we see in the world today.
She contrasted this with the prevailing profit-driven motives in traditional sectors like banking, noting, The banking industry has one motive and that is to make money, and thats fine, its a product of capitalism ( ). Were building AGI with better ethics, better values, and better motives, a motive to bring everybody along with the world in this technological revolution.
Highlighting the urgency of the situation, Janet described the current moment as a Sliding Doors (reference to the 1998 movie) moment for humanity, where AGI is on the brink of becoming a reality. This is why Janet implored the audience to consider: Who is going to develop that AGI? Is it going to be flawed humans with profit, power, and destruction as their core motives, or is it going to be a group of decentralized individuals with the benefit of humanity at heart?
To ensure the latter, she passionately urged a conscious decision toward a decentralized, ethically-driven approach to AGI development, ensuring that it serves the needs of the broadest possible range of individuals on the planet: Via decentralization, we have the opportunity to bring ethics, values, and needs of people from all over the planet, of all races, of all ages, of all religious denominations ( ) into the development of AGI so that when that superintelligence evolves, its ethics and its decisions are driven by the needs of the broadest group of diverse individual
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