CEO at Superintelligence Alliance & CEO and Chief Scientist at SingularityNET
Dr. Ben Goertzel is a renowned leader in artificial intelligence, robotics, and computational finance with 25+ books and 150+ research papers published. With a Ph.D. in Mathematics and a career dedicated to both theoretical research and practical application of Al, Dr. Goertzel has been instrumental in advancing the field of artificial general intelligence (AGI). He is the leader of several prominent Al organizations, including SingularityNET, TrueAGI Inc., OpenCog Foundation, and the AGI Society, and was the Chief Scientist for notable Al companies such as Hanson Robotics. Dr. Goertzel's work has significantly contributed to the development of OpenCog Hyperon, an open-source AGI software project, and has played a crucial role in the creation of advanced robots like Sophia, Desdemona and Grace.
Dr. Goertzel also chairs the futurist nonprofit Humanity+, and serves as Chief Scientist of AI firms Singularity Studio, Rejuve, SingularityDAO and Xccelerando Media, all parts of the SingularityNET ecosystem. As Chief Scientist of robotics firm Hanson Robotics, he led the software team behind the Sophia robot; as Chief AI Scientist of Awakening Health he leads the team crafting the mind behind Sophia’s little sister Grace.
