SingularityNET Latest Ecosystem Updates: March 2024

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Greetings Singularitarians,

March was a transformative month for SingularityNET, marked by significant progress across multiple fronts. We surpassed the milestone of 100,000 AGIX holders, further strengthening our community of believers in decentralized, beneficial Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Let’s delve into the critical updates that shape the future of AI.

A landmark development in March was the announcement of the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance — a multi-billion token merger between SingularityNET, Fetch.ai, and Ocean Protocol. This alliance establishes the largest open-sourced, decentralized network dedicated to accelerating AGI and, soon after, the development of Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) for the benefit of humanity and other sentient beings. By leveraging blockchain technology, this merger aims to mitigate the risks of centralized control over emerging AGI technology and reinforces a decentralized AI ecosystem.

We are also proud to sponsor the 17th Annual AGI Conference (AGI-24), set to be held August 13–16, 2024, at the University of Washington in Seattle. AGI-24 welcomes researchers and practitioners to submit papers for consideration.

As we approach the Alpha release of OpenCog Hyperon, we launched “SingularityNET’s Technical Tuesdays.” This series provides insights into our OpenCog Hyperon framework for AGI and how it translates into systems ready to tackle real-world problems.

To commemorate International Women’s Day, we celebrated the achievements of women leading the way in technology. SingularityNET champions diversity and equality in the pursuit of a Beneficial Singularity. We also held a series of Supervisory Council Community Workshops, providing a platform for collaboration and growth within our community.

The following sections provide a deeper look at how these advancements shape the future of decentralized AI and Beneficial AGI.

Table of Contents

· Ecosystem News & Updates
· Announcing the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance
· Call for Papers for the 17th Annual AGI Conference
· SingularityNET's Technical Tuesdays
· Decentralized AI Platform Biweekly Updates
· International Women's Day 2024
· Supervisory Council Community Workshops in March
· Ambassador Program
· Rejuve Biotech Crowd Sale**
· Twin Protocol
· NuNet
· Cogito
· Rejuve.AI
· SingularityDAO
· Jam Galaxy
· Sophiaverse
· HyperCycle
· Latest SingularityNET & Ecosystem Updates and Events
· SXSW 2024
· Mindplex Podcasts in March
. SingularityNET in the NEWS

Ecosystem News & Updates

Announcing the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance

In March, we announced a multi-billion token merger with decentralized AI industry leaders Fetch.ai, a Web3 platform for the new AI economy, and Ocean Protocol, a decentralized data exchange platform to protect data.

This first-of-its-kind merger establishes the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance — the largest open-sourced, decentralized network focused on accelerating the development of decentralized Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and, subsequently, Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) in the interest of humanity and other sentient beings.

The founding members of the Alliance, Dr. Ben Goertzel, Humayun Sheikh, and Bruce Pon, anticipate that within 3 to 8 years, we will see the emergence of software systems with human-level AGI capabilities. A few years later, such AGI systems could evolve into ASI.

While these advancements hold tremendous potential, they also carry significant risks, such as the potential for centralized entities with vested interests to control emerging AGI technology. Our three-way token merger with Fetch.ai and Ocean Protocol is designed to mitigate these risks and work toward broadly beneficial AGI outcomes through the reinforcement and acceleration of a decentralized AI and AGI ecosystem.

By leveraging blockchain technology, decentralized AI transforms opaque AI systems into open networks for coordinating machine intelligence toward shared objectives. Combining SingularityNET’s, Fetch.ai’s, and Ocean Protocol’s research, brands, technologies, and products lays the groundwork for a scalable AI infrastructure guided by ethical and trustworthy practices.

The Alliance facilitates the commercialization of each foundation’s technology, expands access to cutting-edge AI platforms and extensive datasets, and advances the path to AGI on the blockchain.

For further information on the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, please visit: https://www.superintelligence.io/

Call for Papers for the 17th Annual AGI Conference

We are proud to sponsor the 17th Annual AGI Conference which will be held August 13–16, 2024, at the University of Washington in Seattle, offering in-person and virtual attendance options for both authors and attendees.

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for AGI-24. The Conference will embrace different interpretations of “AGI,” and welcome submissions that do not only address specific problems.

• Details and guidelines: http://agi-conf.org/2024/#CFP;
• Deadline: April 12th, 2024;
• Proceedings: Published in Springer “Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence” series.

To enrich the AGI-24 experience, researchers and practitioners are also encouraged to propose workshops, tutorials, or software/hardware demos.

• Email submissions to: agiconference@singularitynet.io
• Details and guidelines: http://agi-conf.org/2024/#CFP
• Submission deadline: May 1st, 2024

Visit the Conference website to learn more about the leading Conference on Artificial General Intelligence.

SingularityNET’s Technical Tuesdays

As we approach the Alpha release of OpenCog Hyperon, we kicked off “SingularityNET’s Technical Tuesdays,” a technical series exploring the OpenCog Hyperon framework for AGI and how we are translating our AGI R&D ideas into advanced systems ready to deal with real-world use cases.

The first live session titled “Building Beneficial AGI With OpenCog Hyperon” featured an insightful discussion on Hyperon’s core components between CEO Dr. Ben Goertzel, Chief AGI Officer Dr. Alexey Potapov, CSO Dr. Matt Ikle, and Marketing Lead Haley Lowy.

In the second live session titled “Technical Progress Toward Beneficial AGI,” COO Janet Adams was joined by Chief AGI Officer Dr. Alexey Potapov, CSO Dr. Matt Ikle, Hyperon Project Manager Vita Potapova, and the CEO of F1R3FLY.io Greg Meredith to explore the technical advancements of the OpenCog Hyperon AGI framework, including advancing Hyperon’s cognitive components and implementing scalability improvements at all computational levels.

Decentralized AI Platform Biweekly Updates

In March, we presented the first edition of the biweekly technical development update of our Decentralized AI Platform, highlighting the significant progress made across core components, including the Marketplace, Publisher, Daemon, CLI & SDK, and Listener.

International Women’s Day 2024

March 8th marks International Women’s Day — a day where we unite to celebrate women’s achievements while looking ahead and working toward gender equality in all areas of life. This day reminds us to recognize the progress made and to recommit to creating a world where everyone has equal opportunities regardless of gender.

At SingularityNET, we value equality and inclusivity. More women are breaking through to the top of the leadership ranks, showcasing our commitment to the journey of parity and inclusiveness within our ecosystem and in the world at large.

To celebrate the achievements of inspiring women paving the way for a brighter tomorrow, we published a blog highlighting the importance of diversity and equality for a Beneficial Singularity. Additionally, we hosted a special discussion on X spaces. You can listen to the recording on Mindplex Social.

Supervisory Council Community Workshops in March

In March, the SingularityNET Community was invited to participate in several workshops. One workshop, led by Nick Almond (Lead Writer of the Decentralization Blueprint), focused on defining the community onboarding process.

These workshops provided a platform for community members to shape the Community’s direction and goals. Discussions explored how the community can best support SingularityNET’s growth and the overarching mission of developing Benevolent AGI.

The insights from these workshops will be instrumental in guiding the SingularityNET Community’s future. Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed their valuable perspectives and we hope to see you again during the upcoming workshops.

Ambassador Program

During March, we took significant steps to deepen community involvement. 31 loyal community members have been granted governance power based on their engagement over the past six months. A vote on quarterly budget approvals is currently underway, representing the first exercise of this new community-driven governance model.

The program has established a closer working relationship with the Foundation’s marketing team to further community growth and engagement. Additionally, the Strategy Guild presented a decision-making tools analysis to Deep Funding, and the Education Guild continues its work creating infographics and videos on the wider SingularityNET ecosystem.

Our updated Gitbook provides comprehensive information on the numerous self-organized workgroups active within the community. 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.

Rejuve Biotech Crowd Sale**

Rejuve Biotech focuses on identifying new targets and pathways for therapies that could mitigate age-related diseases like Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease, and cancer through advanced AI, cross-organism insights, and cutting-edge multi-omics research.

• Rejuve.Bio’s Crowd Fund Raise on the NetCapital platform is an unprecedented opportunity for investors to position themselves at the forefront of AGI;
• The CEO of Rejuve.Bio, Kennedy Schaal, and Business Strategist, Ed Brennan, participated in Netcapital’s March Demo Day.

Twin Protocol

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.

• Twin Protocol and SingularityDAO announced a launch partnership that combines incubation and launchpad initiatives, setting the stage for Twin Protocol to redefine the landscape of digital knowledge and interaction;
• The Twin Protocol team shared a sneak peek at the Alpha version of their platform with the community.

NuNet

NuNet is building a globally decentralized computing framework, individually rewarded via a tokenomic ecosystem based on NuNet Utility Token (NTX).

• NuNet shared an update on the progress of their Decentralized Stake Pool Operators (SPOs) Use Case, a pivotal initiative funded by Cardano’s Project Catalyst;
• The NuNet team welcomed Gabriel Chamon as their new Dev Ops Engineer. An advocate for open source principles, Gabriel has transitioned from a Control and Automation Engineer to a DevOps professional;
• The Project Manager and Solutions Architect of NuNet, Janaina Senna, shared comprehensive insights into work packages and project management methodologies employed at NuNet;
• The NuNet team held the first “NuNet Community Town Hall” on March 29th, 2024, to strengthen community engagement, share updates, collect feedback, educate, inform, and build a robust developer community.

Cogito

Cogito provides institutional-grade investment products by bringing traditional financial assets onchain.

• Cogito announced a partnership with ApeBond, a leading bonding protocol with a mission towards sustainable DeFi liquidity;
• The Cogito team also announced a partnership with Plume Network, a modular Layer 2 blockchain network for RWA;
• Cogito started collaborating with InCryptoLand, a leading marketing agency in the crypto space.

Rejuve.AI

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.

• CoinTelegraph Magazine’s “AI Eye” featured an interview with the CTO of Rejuve.AI, Dr. Deborah Duong;
• Rejuve.AI announced a new partnership with Vita Autentica, a health and wellness store born from their community’s innovative spirit;
• The Rejuve.AI team announced the launch of their Ambassador Program, a community-driven initiative to help shape the future of longevity. The inaugural Town Hall is scheduled to take place on April 4th at 19:30 UTC.
• GlycanAge , one of Rejuve.AI’s first partners and a top-tier player in the longevity industry, has officially added support for the RJV token on the company’s online store.
• On the second episode of Rejuve.AI’s “Healthspan Horizons” series, CEO, Jasmine Smith, and Marketing Director, Melissa Lowry, sat down with Brenda Ramokopelwa, CEO of TAFFDs (Transdisciplinary Agora for Future Discussions);
• The Rejuve.AI team launched a mini-series “BGI 2024: Longevity Insights,” where they discuss the boundless possibilities of life extension at the recent BGI Summit in Panama with thought leaders from around the globe. The first episode featured an insightful discussion between Jasmine Smith and Futurist David Wood. The second episode explored the future of personalized medicine with Dr. Axel Schumacher, CBO of Rejuve.Bio. In the third episode, Dr. Goertzel shares his profound understanding of the intersection between artificial intelligence and longevity, revealing how advanced technologies are shaping the future of health and aging.

SingularityDAO

SingularityDAO is a decentralized portfolio management protocol designed to revolutionize crypto asset management.

• The SingularityDAO team unveiled their 2024 roadmap, marking a significant milestone in a 3-year-long journey;
• SingularityDAO announced an incubation partnership with The Game Company, a pioneering force with a longstanding commitment to the gaming industry;
• Wisdomise, a leading Swiss AI company, has partnered with SingularityDAO and became a member of its Incubation Program;
• The Polygon network is now integrated into the SingularityDAO dApp;

Jam Galaxy

Web3 Music Studio leverages AI and blockchain to transform how artists and fans experience music

• Jam Galaxy announced a strategic partnership with Soundchk.ai and Ronald “Doc” Holliday.

Sophiaverse

SophiaVerse is a leading Web3 AI / Metaverse project that aims to bring the renowned Sophia Robot and other robots to humanoid sentience.

• The Sopohiaverse team shared a new gameplay trailer teaser;
• Sophiaverse is holding weekly “Developers Build SophiaVerse” livestreams on their Twitch channel focusing on building the Sophiaverse ecosystem.

HyperCycle

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.

• HyperCycle’s Global Growth Strategist, Dr. Mihaela Ulieru, discussed the main trends of AI in research, innovation, and development during a panel at WIDS Romania 2024.

Latest SingularityNET & Ecosystem Updates and Events

SingularityNET, as a global leader in the fields of beneficial, decentralized AI and AGI, social robotics, and AI plus blockchain implementation, is regularly sought out to provide thought leadership across a range of critical topics on emerging technologies:

SXSW 2024

CEO Dr. Ben Goertzel took the SXSW stage alongside the CEO of Hanson Robotics, Dr. David Hanson, and AI pop star Desdemona Robot to discuss the future of AI, AGI timelines, potential risks, and how to proactively guide our development of advanced AI toward broadly beneficial outcomes.

The three panelists challenged concerns surrounding AI, stating that the future of AI is in our hands. They outlined strategies to proactively shape AI and AGI development toward benefit for humans and other sentient beings. These include focusing resources on AI architectures with moral agency, empathy, and self-understanding, democratic and decentralized AI governance, and a practical focus on beneficial AI applications.

Mindplex Podcasts in March

Be sure to check out the newest content on Mindplex Magazine and explore the potential for AI and quantum computing to help retrieve lost Bitcoins. Sign up now; we look forward to your contributions!

→ Episode 24 of the Mindplex Podcast With Taylor Alexander

• Episode 24 featured a fascinating conversation with Taylor Alexander, Maintainer of the Acorn Open Source Autonomous Farming Rover project.

→ Episode 25 of the Mindplex Podcast With

• The CEO of HyperRing, Joy Zhang, joined hosts Lisa Rein and Grace Robot on episode 25 of the Mindplex Podcast to discuss wearables and how the new NFC HyperRing empowers users in payments, healthcare, and luxury sectors.

→ Episode 26 of the Mindplex Podcast With Rachel St. Clair

• Dr. Rachel St. Clair, CEO of Simuli, joined co-hosts Dr. Ben Goertzel, Grace Robot, and Lisa Rein on episode 26 of the Mindplex Podcast to explore how scalable big data AI will arrive for everyday processors through Simuli’s new holographic compression software which allows direct computation without decompression.

→ Episode 27 of the Mindplex Podcast With Tracey Jaquith

• Episode 27 of the Mindplex Podcast featured an insightful conversation with Tracey Jaquith, Founding Coder of the Internet Archive, exploring how the Internet Archive’s TV News Archive has implemented AI and useful fact-checking tools to help detect deep fakes.

We hope you enjoy these new episodes! Stay tuned for more exciting content from Mindplex in the coming weeks!

SingularityNET in the News:

The SingularityNET team was featured in several interviews and articles in March:

• The announcement of the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance garnered significant attention from major media outlets. Publications like Bloomberg, CoinDesk, and Yahoo Finance, covered the merger extensively, highlighting its potential to transform the AI landscape;
• Cointelegraph shared a detailed report covering the Beneficial AGI Summit and Unconference 2024 and the launch of the ASI Alliance;
• CEO Dr. Ben Goertzel joined John Koetsier on the TechFirst podcast to discuss human and post-human existence, from cyborg enhancements to digital mind uploads, AGI timelines, the societal and ethical implications of human-level AI development, and more;
• In an article published on Techinformed, COO Janet Adams explains why businesses may need to act now and accelerate their readiness for tomorrow’s autonomous, cognitively capable machines.
• Dr. Goertzel sat down with Parker Settecase on the latest episode of the Parker’s Pensées Podcast to explore the difference between how the East and West seek to guide the development of AI, the state of the AI race, LLMs and AGI, and machine consciousness.
• The Daily Mail, Live Science, and other top publications covered Dr. Goertzel’s closing remarks at the Beneficial AGI Summit and Unconference 2024 about AGI timelines and the path to beneficial AGI;
• Dr. Goertzel sat down with Joshua Jake from Discover Crypto to discuss the potential for the SingularityNET platform and ecosystem to drive a future where AI dominates the global economy by providing the infrastructure for AI to optimize and influence various economic sectors. Dr. Goertzel also explored the societal implications of advanced AGI systems and superintelligence, including the possibility of living in a simulation, and the combined values of AI and blockchain technologies in the Web3 space.
• April’s edition of Scientific American Magazine features an article titled “A Truly Intelligent Machine” by George Musser. In this article, Dr. Goertzel discussed the quest for AGI. Specifically, he highlighted the limitations of Large Language Models (LLMs) and how they fail the Robot College Student test. Additionally, he shared his perspective on the global workspace theory (GWT), stating that “The core ideas of the global workspace model are going to be important for future AI systems.”

We are proud of the work our teams have accomplished in March, and we are excited to continue leading the way in decentralized AI and the quest for beneficial AGI.

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