Hmm, their team is a prime example of white, male, and non-diverse
"singularity".
Are blockchain ICOs really spreading the control and wealth to the many?
It's difficult to know, but considering the hurdles that have to be
crossed to be able to gain access to the blockchain (to have internet
access, a credit card or bank account, the knowledge and desire, and the
money to invest) the vast majority of wealth generated went most likely
into the pockets of the global top 2%. I've my doubt that much of this
will start trickling down.
If the COIN has not the tackling of problems to the greater good in it
genes, pardon me contracts, it will most likely not happen. Of course
the platforms in creation could be very helpful (as Facebook is for many
NGOs) but I don't have hope that the free coin markets will steer things
into better places than the free financial markets did.
\\vincent
On 02/11/2017 13:53, charlie derr wrote:
On 11/02/2017 05:29 AM, Vincent Van Uffelen wrote:
Nevertheless, it [AI] remains a very powerful tool, and it is in the
hands of a very few (and their software engineer/programmer management
layer).
While it's still in the embryonic stages, I just wanted to mention a
rather ambitious effort to change this reality using blockchain
technology and implementing via open source code:
https://singularitynet.io
https://medium.com/ben-goertzel-on-singularitynet
Their whitepaper is due out any day now.
best,
~c
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