Dr. Ben Goertzel is the CEO and Founder of SingularityNET, a Blockchain-based marketplace for Artificial Intelligence (AI).
He has a PhD in Mathematics and is known as the ‘father of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).’
In this episode, we discuss:
– The basics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
– The Singularity – popularized by Ray Kurzweil but originating much earlier – in the 1960s
– And most importantly, we explore the intersection of Blockchain and AI, both in today’s environment, as well as in the future
SHOW NOTES
[00:59] – Who is Dr. Ben Goertzel? Introduction and overview
[04:11] – How did Ben get started with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain?
[06:11] – The difference between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
[09:34] – Machine Learning, Neural Networks, and AI. Clearing up the terminology
[12:43] – What is SingularityNET?
[17:38] – Homomorphic vs. Public Key Encryption
[22:25] –Developing an AI rating system
[22:55] –Ben Goertzel gives an overview of ‘curation markets’
[25:02] – A brief description of SingularityNET’s ‘AGI’ token
[27:02] – Ben discusses the issue of scaling plaguing almost every public Blockchain right now
[32:26] – Of IOTA and BigchainDB
[35:25] – Ben discusses Trent McConaghy’s work
[37:52] – The strategy for launching the SingularityNET network
[40:28] – Sophia, the world’s most emotionally expressive robot
[41:48] – ‘AI-as-a-Service’
[47:42] – Ben discusses the concept of ‘Singularity’
[52:25] – Will the arrival of a Singularity pose an existential threat to mankind?
[55:56] – Some of the other technologies Ben Goertzel believes will change the world
[58:23] – His take on how Blockchain will play a part in the future technology landscape
[1:02:23] – Ben’s take on the state of Bitcoin and Ethereum in 10 years
[1:05:18] – His advice to companies interested in innovating with Blockchain, cryptocurrency, or AI
[1:10:28] – How to get in touch with Ben Goertzel
[1:11:10] – Conclusion
RESOURCES DISCUSSED
– Artificial Intelligence definition
– Artificial General Intelligence
– Machine Learning
– Neural Networks
– Deep Neural Networks
– David Hanson
– Homomorphic Encryption
– Public Key Encryption
– Numerai
– Curation Markets
– The AGI token
– EOS
– IOTA
– NEM
– Hashgraph
– Economic Space Agency (Gravity protocol)
– Declarative Logic
– Swell by Ripple
– Plasma
– Criticism of IOTA
– Ocean protocol
– Trent McConaghy
– Fast Function Extractor (FFX)
– Genetic Algorithms
– The assignment of credit problem in AI
– OpenCog Foundation
– Hanson Robotics
– Sophia
– OpenCV
– TensorFlow
– Novamente LLC
– AI as a service
– Ray Kurzweil
– Singularity
– Vernor Vinge
– Irving John (“I. J.”) Good
– Icog Labs in Ethiopia
– Quantum Computing
– Nanotechnology
– Brain computer interfacing (e.g. Elon Musk’s Neuralink)
– Factom
– Chinese government adopting Blockchain to counter corruption
– Logic/Inference Engines
– Ant systems
CONTACT INFORMATION
– SingularityNET website
– SingularityNET whitepaper
– Ben Goertzel on Twitter