Jun 26, 2018A closer look at the machineWhat will the Aiur Knowledge Validation Engine do in practice? Project Aiur’s Knowledge Validation Engine will receive an input text, either a research paper or a self-written text, and return additional knowledge ultimately connected to the input text’s scientific quality. This process will initially consist of three sequential steps: Enrichment…Science3 min readScience3 min read
May 30, 2018Old tools, new use-casesOn the role of taxation in the Aiur ecosystem There are plenty of disagreements around blockchain today. But one of the few statements that generates a really high level of consensus is that blockchains have phenomenal potential as incentive machines. …Blockchain3 min readBlockchain3 min read
May 16, 2018It’s not (only) about the yogurtOn the reasons why Iris.ai has picked Bulgaria for the AIUR token sale You have two sets of reasons to pick a legal jurisdiction when planning a token sale. There are what we consider to be the legitimate ones, and then there are the others. As a company founded by…Blockchain3 min readBlockchain3 min read
May 3, 2018For Open Science, but up a different pathOn common goals, natural alliances and short-term compromises Some thirty years ago Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web — and he did so, to a large extent, for society to share scientific knowledge much more freely and effectively, without artificial boundaries in between disciplines and geographies. …Open Data4 min readOpen Data4 min read
Apr 17, 2018Not all utility tokens are created equalOr why we disagree with John Pfeffer’s thesis Last December John Pfeffer put forth a thoughtful analysis of the long-term viability of utility cryptoassets. …Blockchain4 min readBlockchain4 min read