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Ben Goertzel

Ben Goertzel

Founder, CEO & Chief Scientist, SingularityNET; CEO, ASI Alliance

Organization
SingularityNET

Position
Founder, CEO & Chief Scientist, SingularityNET; CEO, ASI Alliance

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Intelligence Briefing

Widely regarded as the "father of AGI" β€” popularized the term. Founded SingularityNET to create decentralized, democratic AGI. Also CEO of the ASI Alliance (merger of SingularityNET, Fetch.ai, Ocean Protocol). Chief Scientist of Hanson Robotics (Sophia robot). Entered college at age 15, PhD at 23.

Expertise
Artificial General IntelligenceCognitive ScienceDecentralized AIComplex SystemsAGI Pioneer
Education

BA, Quantitative Research β€” Bard College at Simon's Rock

PhD, Mathematics β€” Temple University

AGI Position Assessment

Risk Level
LOW
MODERATE
HIGH
CRITICAL
Predicted AGI Timeline

Unknown

Focuses on infrastructure reliability and training efficiency; no detailed standalone safety doctrine is documented here.

Safety Approach

Focuses on infrastructure reliability and training efficiency; no detailed standalone safety doctrine is documented here.

Source Material

Dossier last updated: 2026-03-10