It’s been two years. Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET, a decentralized artificial intelligence marketplace, said humans still have such a long time before artificial intelligence becomes better thinkers and strategists than us.
While the AI industry is currently focused on developing automated agents to make markets more efficient, Goetzel said that for now, people remain the primary driver of high-level strategy. He noted that while his quantum project could predict short-term Bitcoin At present, high-precision volatility and long-term strategic thinking are still areas unique to humans.
“The human brain is better at understanding the unknown through leaps of imagination,” Goetzel told Hong Kong Consensus. But that won’t last long. “We should enjoy it for a few more years.”
Goertzel’s two-year countdown is more than just a prediction from an AI expert: it’s a roadmap for integrating SingularityNET’s decentralized AI with the broader blockchain ecosystem. As the distinction between human-driven and machine-driven markets blurs, Goertzel explained that the current bear market cycle is just a “stress test” of the infrastructure that will eventually host artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Goetzel said he has noticed a clear shift in energy from speculative hype to technical practicality. The general mindset among conference attendees has changed, he said. The focus has shifted from “frustrating” exchange rate fluctuations to the complex integration of decentralized finance (DeFi) with the traditional financial system.
For Goertzel, this shows that the technology has reached a stage where it can be reliably used in complex real-world applications.
Additionally, he highlighted at the event the explosive growth of decentralized AI projects, signaling that the industry is on the verge of a major convergence, in which blockchain provides the necessary data sovereignty and security for the next generation of AI.