The latest technology, blockchain, and decentralized AI updates include BGI24 and BGI Challenge, Supervisory Council Workshops, Deep Funding test round…and so much more!

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Welcome to 2024! As we step into another exciting year for the field of AI, we are already excitedly embarking on the adventures and opportunities that 2024 has in store for us — and we hope you are too.

· Ecosystem News & Updates, January 2024
? Beneficial AGI Summit 2024 & BGI Challenge
? Supervisory Council Community Workshops
? Deep Funding Test Round
? Mindplex
? SingularityNET Ecosystem in Catalyst Fund 11
? Sophiaverse
? Cogito Protocol
? Jam Galaxy
? HyperCycle
? SingularityDAO
? Rejuve.AI
? Rejuve Biotech
? NuNet
· Latest SingularityNET & Ecosystem Updates and Events —
? Interstellar Soiree
· Mindplex Podcasts in January
? ? Episode 16 of the Mindplex Podcast With Desdemona’s Dream Band
? ? Episode 17 of the Mindplex Podcast With Jamais Cascio
? ? Episode 18 of the Mindplex Podcast With Doc Searls
? ? Episode 19 of the Mindplex Podcast With Peter Wang

Our collective journey towards building decentralized, beneficial Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is more promising than ever, and we’re grateful for the support, collaboration, and wisdom provided by you, our amazing community.

Ecosystem News & Updates

Beneficial AGI Summit 2024 & BGI Challenge

The Beneficial AGI Summit and Unconference 2024 is less than a month away, and the speakers, agenda, and participants are all preparing for an event like no other. This event is everyone’s opportunity to understand and shape the future of AGI which will create a positive future for us all.

The BGI Challenge is the best way to start participating in the Beneficial AGI Summit (BGI24) right now — join an online community of Artificial General Intelligence enthusiasts for rich conversations anticipating event topics, receive the latest event updates, complete educational daily tasks, and get AGIX rewards based on your participation!

Beyond the BGI Challenge, the Pre-Events also offer a series of live webinars, interactive discussions, and other highly engaging experiences. In January alone, we saw:

• CEO Dr. Ben Goertzel in a conversation with Ibby Benali, CMO of HyperCycle, delving into the vision and motivation behind holding the BGI Summit.
• Our Decentralization Program Lead, Esther Galfalvi, exploring the fascinating realm of AI consciousness, embodiment, and agency alongside Italian writer and futurist Giulio Prisco.
• Gabriel Axel Montes, Founder and CEO of Neuralprint & Pathform, discussing human consciousness, human practical ethics, and implications on human-level AGI.

Don’t forget to register for free virtual attendance of the Unconference.

Supervisory Council Community Workshops

In January, our Supervisory Council launched a collaborative workshop series named “Designing the Blueprint for SingularityNET Decentralization” to start working together on Decentralizing SingularityNET. These workshops were a chance for our community members to join the conversation about the Decentralization Blueprint and work together on achieving our goal of decentralized community governance.

• Workshop 1, facilitated by Xhoni Shollaj, discussed “Building a Decentralized Future: Collaborative Innovation.”
• Workshop 2, facilitated by Daniel Ospina, explored “Hands-on Collaboration in Shaping Decentralization.”
• Workshop 3, facilitated by Grace Rachmany, delved into “Hands-on Collaboration in Shaping Decentralization.” (recording coming soon)

Deep Funding Test Round

To prepare for the launch of Deep Funding Round 4, we announced a pilot round for our new platform. This round features a limited number of proposals and a shorter lead time than usual but with real voting and $150k in rewards. Voting opens soon, so stay tuned for updates!

Mindplex

Mindplex is a magazine and a social media platform providing a dynamic space for creators, influencers, and media enthusiasts to connect and collaborate.

• To celebrate the launch of Mindplex Social, the Mindplex team launched a new writing competition, “Decentralizing Social World.” Be sure to submit your article before February 10th.

SingularityNET Ecosystem in Catalyst Fund 11

We are proud to be a part of the thriving Cardano Ecosystem, and during Fund 11 we have two teams who have submitted a series of exciting Catalyst Fund proposals. We hope you will take the time to read their proposals and decide if you would like to support them:

Pathform

Your valuable support for these proposals can help the Pathform team prioritize their development efforts and ensure that they are building the right solutions for the Cardano and SingularityNET communities:

• Proposal 1: Precision Consciousness: targeted micro-practices with neuro/biometric data captured into liquid blockchain assets on Cardano
• Proposal 2: State-of-mind as a service (SoMaaS): Ledgered Neuro-profiles on Cardano
• Proposal 3: Neuralprint: Brain EEG Data on Cardano Blockchain for Many Use-Cases
• Proposal 4: Novel Brain Biometrics-based Crypto Tokenomic Architecture for Cardano

iCog Labs / Mindplex

• Proposal 1: Universal DevTools for Real-time Tracking for 45%+ of Global Websites Support
• Proposal 2: Project-based Comprehensive Education, Community Engagement, and University Collaboration
• Proposal 3: Cardano for 100,000+ students

Be sure to vote before February 8th, 2024! Download the Catalyst app on the Google Play Store or the App Store and search ‘Gabriel Axel’ to support Pathform’s proposals, and search “Esubalew Duressa” to support the iCog/Mindplex initiatives — and help shape the future of mind and Web3!

Sophiaverse

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

• SophiaVerse entered a strategic partnership with Digiverse to bring Web3 to life.
• The SophiaVerse team introduced an innovative affiliate program for their NFT Pass tiers: Sentience, Transcendence, and Consciousness.

Cogito Protocol

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

• The CEO of Cogito, Cloris Chen, provided an update on their upcoming milestones.

Jam Galaxy

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

• Patrik Gudev, CEO of Jam Galaxy, shared a remarkable update on his team’s progress toward the launch of their decentralized music platform.

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 announced they will co-host the Beneficial AGI Summit & Unconference alongside SingularityNet and TrueAGI.
• The HyperCycle team shared an unboxing video of their HyperAIBox led by their CTO, Dann Toliver, alongside core team members Toufi Saliba, Robert Moir, Greg Colvin, and Barry Rowe.

SingularityDAO

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

• SingularityDAO announced a partnership with Chainlink Labs to assist Chainlink with their BUILD project launches, offering incubation, advice, and the SingularityDAO Launchpad to the best up-and-coming BUILD projects.
• SingularityDAO also announced a strategic incubation partnership with Âtrium, a pioneering platform within the Cardano ecosystem.

Rejuve.AI

Rejuve.AI is a decentralized, AI-driven longevity research network allowing people from all over the world to track their health data, receive valuable insights, contribute to cutting-edge longevity research, and earn RJV rewards.

• In January’s edition of Inside SingularityNET, the Marketing Director of Rejuve.AI, Melissa Lowry, shared the latest updates on her team’s efforts to improve the UI and UX of their longevity app.

Rejuve Biotech

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.

• Watch the CEO of Rejuve Biotech, Kennedy Schaal, discuss the combined values of AI and blockchain technologies in modeling large cross-organism datasets and accelerating clinical and digital biomarker discovery at the prestigious Longevity+DeSci Summit NYC.

NuNet

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

• Nunet launched a bounty program for onboarding and testing ROCm on AMD Radeon VII GPU devices to the NuNet Public Alpha Testnet Platform.
• The Nunet team published their Q4 update, covering several new initiatives paving the way for NuNet’s future development, such as our new internal research team, PyOpenCL support, and a new development collaboration with Obsidian Systems.
• Nunet announced the appointment of Serdar Sariouglu as Security Engineer Lead.

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:

Interstellar Soiree

Against the backdrop of an eventful year in the AI field, CEO Dr. Ben Goertzel has formally received the AGI Pioneer Award, a prestigious honor recognizing his breakthroughs in Artificial General Intelligence R&D and humanoid robotics technologies.

During the Interstellar Soiree held on January 11th in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dr. Goertzel was cited for his work on the OpenCog Hyperon AGI framework and his leadership role in furthering the collective dialogue on the responsible development and safe adoption of AI and AGI technologies.

Dr. Goertzel took the stage to explore the recent advancements in AI, specifically large language models and computational power, and discuss how to guide the evolution of AI toward AGI systems that are both highly capable and beneficial to humanity and other sentient beings.

To realize this vision, he called for open and democratic governance of emerging AGI through inclusive planning, open standards, and interoperability between all AI actors. He then praised the SingularityNET ecosystem, including Nunet and HyperCycle, as a key enabler, offering a decentralized infrastructure for developing, deploying, and governing supercompassionate and superintelligent systems.

Mindplex Podcasts in January

Don’t forget to check out the newest content on Mindplex Magazine and discover bug-like robots that could be used in the future for work. Sign up now; we look forward to your contributions!

? Episode 16 of the Mindplex Podcast With Desdemona’s Dream Band

• Episode 16 of the Mindplex Podcast featured an insightful discussion with special guests from the band Desdemona’s Dream: Dr. Ben Goertzel, Dianne Krouse, Danny Newcomb, and Desdemona Robot.

? Episode 17 of the Mindplex Podcast With Jamais Cascio

• On Episode 17 of the Mindplex Podcast, futurist Jamais Cascio joined hosts Lisa Rein and Grace Robot to discuss the Brittle Anxious Non-linear Incomprehensible (BANI) framework and how to make sense of a chaotic world.

? Episode 18 of the Mindplex Podcast With Doc Searls

• Doc Searls joined your co-hosts Ben Goertzel, Grace Robot, and Lisa Rein on Episode 18 of the Mindplex Podcast for a lively discussion on personal AI, and the way our online experience is increasingly about taking charge of our data collection and use — securing our privacy and our experiences and creating an economy based around each consumer’s personal needs.

? Episode 19 of the Mindplex Podcast With Peter Wang

• Peter Wang, CEO of Anaconda, joined Ben Goertzel, Grace Robot, and Lisa Rein on Episode 19 to discuss how we can radically reinvent our AI north stars and go from ideation to creation: “By setting clear goals and envisioning a better future, we can guide our actions toward building a more inclusive and fruitful technological society.”

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

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

• CEO Dr. Ben Goertzel sat down with Jim Rutt on ‘The Jim Rutt Show’ to explore the OpenCog Hyperon AGI framework and the CogPrime cognitive model.
• In a recent article published on Cointelegraph, Ben Goertzel discussed the role of rating agencies in the crypto industry, explaining how advances in AI could make it easier to produce summaries on the reputation of crypto entities.

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