Matthew Ikle is the Chief Science Officer at SingularityNET.
SingularityNET has a mission of creating a decentralized, inclusive artificial general intelligence (AGI) that is not dependent on a central entity.
The biggest hurdles in achieving AGI include answering scientific questions surrounding life, mind, and intelligence and implementing solutions to these questions.
Spatiotemporal alignment of emergent phenomena across multiple scales from the extraordinary small to the inordinately large is key to AGI development in alignment with human values.
Blockchain has a role in AI control, security, and governance.
The intersection of AI and blockchain require transparency, decentralization, consensus and values alignment for positive collaboration.
AI and blockchain can be harnessed to aid in diversity and inclusion efforts through self-reflection processes.
SingularityNET contributes to solving global challenges such as sustainability, education, and job creation in Africa.
Interdisciplinary knowledge, hybrid courses and hands-on project-based learning are necessary objectives within apprenticeship to mastery-style programs.
Transparency at all stages and decentralized decision-making based on consensus building are essential to ensure AGI developments benefit society.