The Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (ASI), a collaborative initiative comprising SingularityNET, Fetch.ai, and Ocean Protocol, has announced a new potential member: CUDOS, a distributed AI computing project. The inclusion of CUDOS is contingent on approval from the ASI and CUDOS communities, with voting scheduled from September 19 to September 24.
This move is expected to foster innovation and create a more democratic and inclusive tech environment, according to the ASI team. By integrating CUDOS, the Alliance aims to enhance its computing power and access advanced AI tools, promoting greater collaboration among developers, researchers, and enthusiasts.
The addition of the CUDOS coin to the ASI ecosystem is anticipated to support the Alliance’s goal of becoming the largest independent open-source entity in AI research and development. This, in turn, could accelerate the advancement of decentralized Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Superintelligence (ASI).
Humayun Sheikh, CEO of Fetch.ai and chairman of ASI, highlighted that this partnership is a significant step toward achieving AGI and ASI as viable alternatives to centralized systems.
Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET and co-founder of the ASI Alliance, expressed ambitious plans for the Alliance. He outlined their medium-term roadmap, which includes developing AGI systems with human-level intelligence and progressing towards superintelligent systems.
The integration of CUDOS will also enhance the Alliance’s computing hardware infrastructure, a crucial component for their mission, according to Goertzel.
Token Merger Details
As part of the integration, the CUDOS token (CUDOS) will be merged into the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance token (FET). This merger will unify the networks under a single ecosystem. If the token merger is approved, a governance proposal will be posted on the CUDOS platform to begin the merging process.
CUDOS holders will be incentivized to convert their tokens into FET. The conversion rate will be 112.427 CUDOS to 1 FET, with a transition period of 3-10 months and a 5% transaction fee. This fee will be allocated to marketing, research and development, integration, legal costs, and other expenses related to the token merger.
Matt Hawkins, founder of CUDOS, emphasized that the partnership is more than just a resource merger. It’s about creating the largest vertically integrated decentralized AI technology stack, facilitating a seamless ecosystem for AI and blockchain technology, and pushing the boundaries of decentralized AI capabilities.
Enhanced Computing Power
Recently, the ASI Alliance also deployed the FET native token on the Cardano blockchain. Sheikh noted that the collaboration with CUDOS would unlock “unprecedented computing power and innovation potential,” enabling the Alliance to develop robust revenue models and leverage their hardware investments.
Integrating CUDOS’ distributed computing network will provide the Alliance with access to thousands of advanced AI GPUs. This integration is expected to significantly boost the Alliance’s computing power, enhancing scalable computing, reducing bottlenecks, and improving overall efficiency and security.
CUDOS offers a cloud model with notable advantages over traditional centralized approaches, including improved scalability, cost-efficiency, and flexibility. Its global network of independent suppliers enables access to high-quality AI infrastructure, such as NVIDIA H100 GPUs, at about half the cost of services like Amazon AWS. This effectively amplifies the impact of Fetch.ai and SingularityNET’s $153 million hardware investment.