Ben Goertzel
Ben Goertzel is a pioneering artificial intelligence researcher, entrepreneur, and futurist, best known as the Founder, CEO, and Chief Scientist of SingularityNET, a decentralized platform that uses blockchain technology to democratize artificial intelligence development and access. He also serves as Chair of Humanity+, a leading nonprofit focused on the ethical and societal implications of advanced technologies, and as Chief Scientist at several AI ventures within the SingularityNET ecosystem, including Singularity Studio, Rejuve, SingularityDAO, and Xccelerando Media. Goertzel is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts in artificial general intelligence, the pursuit of AI systems capable of human-level and eventually superhuman cognition. He is a principal architect of OpenCog Hyperon, an open-source AGI framework designed to integrate symbolic reasoning, neural learning, and evolutionary algorithms into a unified cognitive architecture. His work has also played a central role in the development of advanced humanoid robots such as Sophia, Desdemona, and Grace, which have helped bring public awareness to the possibilities of social and general-purpose robotics. An accomplished author and academic, Goertzel has written numerous books and peer-reviewed research papers on artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and complex systems. He is a frequent keynote speaker and commentator on the future of AI, AGI, and decentralized intelligence, and is widely regarded as a leading voice on how advanced AI could reshape economies, financial systems, and society at large.
Ben Goertzel Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder, CEO and Chief Scientist
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Adjunct Research Professor
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Research Associate Professor in Computer Science
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Associate Professor of Computer Science
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Research Fellow in Cognitive Science
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Lecturer in Computer Science
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Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Academic History
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Ph.D., Mathematics
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B.A., Mathematics
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Founder, CEO, and Chief Scientist, SingularityNET
CEO and Chairman, Artificial General Intelligence Society
Chairman, OpenCog Foundation
Vice Chairman, Humanity+
Chief Scientist, Mozi Health
Adjunct Professor, Xiamen University
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Ben Goertzel is a globally recognized leader in artificial intelligence, robotics, and advanced computational systems, widely regarded as one of the foremost thinkers driving the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI).
For decades—often well ahead of mainstream AI adoption—Goertzel has been a leading advocate for AGI, shaping its theoretical foundations, practical architectures, and philosophical implications.
His multidisciplinary work spans a broad range of fields, including AGI, machine learning, natural language processing, cognitive science, computational finance, bioinformatics, robotics, virtual worlds, and complex systems.
Goertzel is the author of 25+ scientific books and approximately 150 technical research papers, along with numerous essays and articles exploring the societal and economic consequences of advanced AI.
He is a frequent keynote speaker at global conferences, academic forums, and industry events, where he addresses the future of AI, decentralized intelligence, and the long-term impact of intelligent systems on markets and society.
Through SingularityNET, Goertzel is advancing open, collaborative, and decentralized AI networks designed to democratize access to artificial intelligence and reduce the concentration of AI power within a small number of centralized technology platforms.
In addition to his role at SingularityNET, he serves as Chief Scientist for several AI-driven companies within its broader ecosystem, including Rejuve, Mindplex, Cogito, and Jam Galaxy, further extending his influence across health, media, and decentralized knowledge systems.