[Ben Goertzel Bets on 'Decentralized AGI': A Crypto Path to Counter OpenAI and Anthropic] BlockBeats News, June 21: Ben Goertzel, chairman of the AGI Society and chief scientist of the Sophia robot, stated that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is 'too important to be controlled by venture capital or a few tech companies.' He advocates for building an open, decentralized AGI system through blockchain networks as an alternative to the closed model paths of OpenAI, Anthropic, and others. Goertzel is advancing this initiative through his project SingularityNET and the 'Artificial Superintelligence Alliance.' This system operates on a crypto network, aiming to enable global users to collectively own and maintain AI capabilities. He emphasized that merely open-sourcing code is not enough; AGI must run on distributed infrastructure, or it will still be controlled by a few computational power giants. He proposed the concept of an 'AI agent economy,' where users can deploy multiple AI agents to collaborate on tasks and execute transactions. The system will offer paid AI services in the future while maintaining a decentralized backend architecture and concealing the blockchain's underlying structure from end users. Goertzel predicts that AGI could emerge between 2027 and 2030 and warns that if technological development is concentrated in only a few countries or companies, it could exacerbate global inequality. He revealed that the first AI agent product, Omega Claw, will be released soon. [Original Link]