Two years. That’s how long humans have before artificial intelligence becomes better thinkers and strategists than us, according to Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET, a decentralized AI marketplace.
While the AI industry is currently focused on developing automated agents to improve market efficiency, Goertzel suggests that, for now, individuals remain the primary driver of high-level strategy. He noted that while his Quantium project can predict bitcoin in the short term volatility with great precision, long-term strategic thinking remains for the moment an exclusively human domain.
“The human brain is better at using imagination to understand the unknown,” Goertzel said in an interview with Consensus Hong Kong. But it won’t last. “We should enjoy it for a few more years.”
Goertzel’s two-year countdown isn’t just an AI expert’s prediction: 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 down cycle is just a “stress test” for the infrastructure that will eventually house artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Goertzel said he has noticed a palpable shift in energy from speculative hype to technological utility. The prevailing mindset among conference attendees has changed, he said. The focus has shifted from “depressing” fluctuations in exchange rates to the sophisticated integration of decentralized finance (DeFi) with traditional financial systems.
To Goertzel, this indicates that the technology has reached a stage where it works reliably for complex, real-world applications.
Additionally, he highlighted the explosive growth of decentralized AI projects at the event, a sign that the industry is ready for major convergence, where blockchain provides the data sovereignty and security needed for the next generation of artificial intelligence.
