SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel and Fetch.ai’s Humayun Sheikh to Discuss AI and Blockchain at Proof of Talk 2025

SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel and Fetch.ai’s Humayun Sheikh are set to collaborate at the upcoming Proof of Talk 2025 event in Paris. Goertzel announced his participation in a panel discussion on his X account, highlighting the significance of the event and the key topics to be addressed. The panel, titled “From Merger to Momentum: ASI and the Road to Decentralised AGI,” will delve into the future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), Artificial Superintelligence (ASI), and decentralized AI. The session will be moderated by Nicole Massella, Legal Partner at STORM Partners, and will feature insights from both Goertzel and Sheikh, who are prominent figures in the AI and blockchain communities.

The panel is part of a broader event, Proof of Talk 2025, which will take place from June 10 to 11 at the historic Louvre Palace. The event aims to bring together developers, researchers, and industry leaders from around the world to discuss advancements in blockchain technologies, smart contracts, DeFi, and AI. The agenda includes a variety of panels, workshops, and networking sessions focused on Web3 adoption, infrastructure scaling, and practical topics such as network resilience and user onboarding strategies. The discussion on AI will also address future technical challenges and the role of decentralized systems in shaping the development of AGI.

In addition to the panel featuring Goertzel and Sheikh, Proof of Talk 2025 will host several other sessions related to decentralized AI. One notable session is “The World Wide Web of AI,” a fireside chat moderated by Michael del Castillo. This session will explore the links between global AI progress and distributed network models, with a focus on data sovereignty, governance, and distributed intelligence concepts. Panelists include Barry Silbert, Founder and CEO of DCG & Yuma, and David Lawee, former Vice President at Google.

Another key presentation is “Satanic to Sublime: Aligning Human Potential Through Open-Ownership Protocols,” delivered by Jacob Steeves, Co-Founder of Bittensor. This talk will examine how open-ownership protocols can support ethical alignment in AI and transfer control from central entities, addressing AI governance and user empowerment. The session aims to discuss how open frameworks can reshape the power dynamics in AI development.

The “Mining Intelligence on the Open Web” panel will focus on decentralized AI, with panelists including Ala Shaabana, Co-Founder of Bittensor, and Marcus Graichen, Founder of Taostats. Robert Myers, Founder and CEO of Manifold Labs, and Jose Rios, Founder and CEO of BTLabs, will also join the discussion. The conversation will be moderated by Victor Teixeira, Co-Founder of General TAO Ventures, and will cover topics such as infrastructure constraints, collaborative compute access, and model deployment. The goal is to explore the permissionless deployment of intelligent systems at scale, with insights from experts in AI infrastructure.

Jose Rios and Robert Myers bring deep expertise in AI infrastructure to the discussion. Rios, who was Vice President at Intel’s AI and Datacenter Group and led Intel Blockscale development, founded BTLabs to build AI solutions and infrastructure. Myers, previously a Senior Software Engineer at Opentensor and Marketing Director at Bittensor, now heads Manifold Labs, which develops decentralized machine learning platforms. Their insights aim to guide the effective deployment of intelligent networks and resources, addressing challenges in scalability, trust, and compute equity for AI systems.

Proof of Talk 2025 serves as a platform for leaders in the AI and blockchain communities to discuss trends and tools for decentralized AI. The event aims to identify practical steps toward building open AI ecosystems, with discussions on governance, ethics, and resource sharing in AI. By convening experts, the event hopes to drive innovation in web3 and AI integration, potentially influencing future research and collaborations across AI projects worldwide. The outcomes of these discussions could shape the future of AI development and its integration with decentralized technologies.