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AI · Web3.0 Revelation: Breaking Data Walls — Half Fire, Half Water
Dec 19, 2024

AI · Web3.0 Revelation: Breaking Data Walls — Half Fire, Half Water

[Bangkok Collision and Convergence]

Former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever might reconsider his statement that the “pre-training era is ending” after reading this article. The “Superintelligence Summit,” supported by AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) pioneer Ben Goertzel and DeepMind founding investor Humayun Sheikh, and the “Global AI & Web3.0 Summit: Reshaping Connectivity and Intelligence,” co-hosted by W2140 & LingoAI, were successfully held simultaneously in Bangkok this November.

These two summits delved deeply into discussions and explorations from the perspectives of “Web Connectivity” and “AGI Artificial Intelligence,” discovering ways to break the data wall that has troubled AI development. They perfectly demonstrated the collision and convergence of Eastern and Western cultural and technological thinking in Bangkok.

“The ‘Bangkok Collision and Convergence’ is not only a fusion of technology and ideas but also a microcosm of the global development journey of AI and Web3.0 and a revelation of its future. We explore the profound significance of this historic event from the following two dimensions:”

I. Technological Convergence: The Dual Evolution of Connectivity and Intelligence

  1. The Independence and Convergence of Internet Connectivity and Artificial Intelligence

AI and the Internet initially evolved independently. AI was born earlier, when John McCarthy coined the term “Artificial Intelligence” in 1956. The concept of the Internet was introduced in 1962 by J.C.R. Licklider as the “Intergalactic Computer Network.” The World Wide Web (WWW) emerged much later, with Tim Berners-Lee inventing HTTP and WWW protocols in 1989.

The Web2.0 era (starting in 2003) allowed every Internet user to contribute their own data, providing the vast datasets needed for AI training.

However, as Henry Wang, founder of SmartMesh, aptly described:

“Web2.0 is both a blessing and a curse for AI.”

While Web2.0 enabled the availability of massive datasets for AI development, its inherent flaw lies in the inseparability of data and platforms. Users’ data is monopolized by platforms, leaving individuals without ownership of their own data. This misalignment — caused by Web protocols — has led to the data wall bottleneck.

  • By 2026, the stock of high-quality public language data will be exhausted.
  • Low-quality text and image data will gradually deplete within the next 20 years.

This bottleneck signifies that, without significant improvements in data efficiency or new data sources, the scale of AI models will stagnate. Meanwhile, high-quality private data remains trapped in silos under Web2.0, inaccessible legally or compliantly to AI developers due to data privacy concerns data regulations.

At NeurIPS 2024, OpenAI’s former Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever admitted:

“Although computational power continues to increase, and neural network training efficiency has improved, data growth has reached its limit. Data is the fossil fuel for AI, and as global data becomes restricted, AI will inevitably face bottlenecks.”

While companies like Scale AI provide labeled data, their Web2.0 intermediary-driven methods fall far short of meeting AI’s growing needs. Thus, Web3.0 solutions emerged from two independent perspectives:

1. The AI Perspective — Artificial SuperIntelligence Alliance (ASI)

The first approach comes from the perspective of artificial intelligence, as highlighted at the “Superintelligence Summit” in Bangkok. The Artificial SuperIntelligence Alliance (ASI), represented by leading decentralized AI projects such as SingularityNet, Fetch.AI, and Ocean Protocol, is a global matrix of top-tier decentralized AI initiatives.

These projects have recently merged to explore issues of data sovereignty and compliance from an AI perspective, paving the way for the development of ethical and beneficial Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

  • Ben Goertzel, founder of SingularityNet, coined the term AGI in 2002.
  • Humayun Sheikh, founding investor of DeepMind, serves as ASI’s Chairman.

are leading the ASI initiative as CEO and Chairman, respectively. ASI leverages decentralized data trading protocols to provide AI systems with legally compliant and authorized datasets.

ASI has redefined decentralized AI, making significant progress compared to centralized AI represented by OpenAI. While centralized companies focus on increasing the “explosive power” of AI as a nuclear weapon, ASI is already designing and developing decentralized systems to prevent the misuse of such “nuclear weapons.” This marks a group of visionary pioneers in the global AI field.

However, these approches do not directly reshape internet connectivity, which means that the new data continuously generated by humans remains trapped in data silos within the Web2.0 ecosystem. The largest scale of data still reside within Web2.0 silos.

The Web Connectivity Perspective — World Web3 Alliance

The second pathway comes from the World Web3 Alliance. This alliance was initiated by Henry Wang, the coiner of Web3.0, and includes projects such as SmartMesh, LingoAI, MetaLife.social, MeshBox, and TokenMind. Together, they are building the third-generation internet and Web3.0 ecosystem, achieving a fully decentralized internet architecture from the perspective of connectivity.

This architecture ensures that global users no longer rely on centralized application platforms. Instead, through protocols like SOLID, designed by the father of the World Wide Web, and the MetaLife.Social decentralized social network protocol, users can take full control of their continuously generated data and privacy.

Keynote Speech by Qi-Heng Wang at W2140 “Global AI & Web 3.0 Summit: Reshaping Connectivity & Intelligence”

Users can freely carry their data and roam across any Web3.0 application, creating the principle of “My data, my ownership.” Users can authorize applications to use their data, while model companies can access Web3.0 datasets legally and compliantly after paying for usage.

In return, systems like LingoAI and MetaLife will leverage blockchain and cryptocurrency mechanisms to enable users to monetize the value of their data, creating a universal basic income (UBI) for users in the AI era.

LingoAI and the SmartMesh ecosystem have completely solved the bottleneck of the data wall for humanity through their approach to reshaping connectivity. The continuous flow of newly generated data from both the physical and virtual worlds can now be fed into large models via LanguageDAO and DataDAO, accelerating the realization and sustainable development of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) and BGI (Beneficial General Intelligence).

Recently, Ilya Sutskever, former Chief Scientist at OpenAI, announced the impending end of the pre-training era due to the data wall bottleneck. However, upon seeing this breakthrough, he would be pleasantly surprised. While the data wall cannot be resolved solely from the AI perspective, it can be effortlessly overcome at a higher dimension of Internet connectivity.

“Web3.0 serves as a vast global decentralized data marketplace, where every individual in the digital world will possess a MetaLife and a TokenMind, representing a new paradigm for data ownership and monetization.

The Intersection Collision and Convergence of AI and Web: Reshaping Connectivity and Intelligence

What is particularly meaningful is “the inevitable encounter” of these two leading technological ecosystems during the Bangkok Summit. At the invitation of Dr. Mihaela Ulieru, Chief AI Alchemist of SingularityNet, SmartMesh founder Henry Wang and LingoAI founder Una delivered speeches at the “Superintelligence Summit” and the “SingularityNet Ecosystem Festival”, respectively.

Additionally, Dr. Mihaela recommended Juana Attia, Chief Strategy Officer of AMLOK, to participate in the “Global AI & Web3.0 Summit” cohosted by W2140 and LingoAI. Juana currently plays an active role in the governance of Deep Funding, a critical capital initiative within the SingularityNet ecosystem.

Ben Goertzel, General Artificial Intelligence (AGI) Word Maker, and Wang Qi-Heng, Web 3.0 Word Maker

A historic moment occurred when Ben Goertzel, the coiner of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and Henry Wang, the coiner of Web3.0, had a face-to-face dialogue. Together, they recalled how Ben Goertzel coined the term AGI in 2002 and how Henry Wang coined Web3.0 in 2003 — both initially met with ridicule and skepticism. They expressed mutual admiration for each other’s perseverance and contributions.

From the perspective of “intelligence,” SingularityNet has made significant strides, while SmartMesh has approached the challenge from the perspective of “connectivity.” Together, they perfectly achieved the “Bangkok Collision and Convergence.” These two technological pathways not only reconstruct the foundation of the internet but also propel the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence. As emphasized by the name of the “Global AI & Web3.0 Summit” jointly hosted by W2140 and LingoAI, the goal is to “Reshape Connectivity and Intelligence”, with both being indispensable and mutually reinforcing.

2. The Convergence of Eastern and Western Technologies and Cultures

  • The West: Calm Like Water
  • Western culture focuses more on scientific research and technological mechanisms. The Superintelligence Summit, led by ASI, centered on a rigorous scientific perspective, exploring how to achieve AGI breakthroughs through decentralized approaches.
  • The East: Passionate Like Fire
  • Eastern culture, on the other hand, tends to promote public participation through rituals and emotional expressions. The Global AI & Web3.0 Summit, led by W2140, drew widespread attention through its grand and ceremonious approach. This was the only summit attended by the Thai government and Royal family, incorporating sacred Buddhist relics, musical performances, and influencer events. Such an approach injected passion and vitality into the promotion and market acceptance of Web3.0 technology.

The fusion of fire and water symbolizes the balance and symbiosis of two technologies and cultures. Whether through the passionate promotion of technology adoption or the calm and deliberate exploration of theory, historical transformation is always driven by the combined forces of these two elements.

II. Highlights of the Bangkok Summit

1. A Global Perspective and UN Theme: AI from Global Majority

The Bangkok Summit Week attracted leading institutions and experts from the global fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI), AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), and Web3.0, including:

  • Artificial SuperIntelligence Alliance
  • World Web3 Alliance
  • LingoAI
  • SmartMesh
  • DFINITY
  • BNB Chain
  • SingularityNet Ecosystem
  • AMLOK
  • MetaLife
  • TokenMind
  • International Artificial Intelligence Institute (AIII)

Roundtable Title: “United Nations Theme: AI from Global Majority”

Moderator:

  • Dr. James Ong, Founder and Managing Director of the International Artificial Intelligence Institute

Panelists:

  • Bao Yu, Member of the United Nations ESCAP ESBN Asia-Pacific Digital Economy Task Force
  • Samir Gehart, Co-Chair of the United Nations Asia-Pacific Youth Internet Governance Forum
  • Una Wang, Co-founder and CEO of LingoAI
  • Henry Wang, Founder of the SmartMesh Ecosystem and World Web3 Alliance

At the United Nations-themed forum, the participants reached a consensus: Web3.0 serves as the foundation for “Governaning for Humanity.” Although the UN’s “Global Digital Compact” has yet to explicitly highlight the core role of Web3.0, the attendees pledged to advocate for its inclusion as a key element in future global digital governance. Driving this initiative is a new organization proposed for establishment: the Singapore UN Internet Governance Forum.

2. Decentralized AI Protocols and Implementation

SingularityNet Ecosystem Festival

Fireside Chat: Deep Dive into Decentralized AI Protocols

Una Wang, CEO of LingoAI, and Mario Casiraghi, CFO of SingularityNET, participated in a fireside chat titled “Deep Dive into Decentralized AI Protocols” at the SingularityNET Ecosystem Conference. These two leaders in decentralized AI discussed how decentralized AI protocols can drive global innovation and sustainable development. The topics included:

  • How Web3.0 helps AI overcome the data wall bottleneck;
  • Applications of LingoPod AI-powered smart earphones using DePIN technology in data governance and data privacy protection;
  • How Web3.0 and blockchain technologies accelerate the adoption of AI in developing countries.

Una also shared LingoAI’s practices in promoting multilingual translation and establishing decentralized global Language DAOs to facilitate cross-language communication.

Superintelligence Summit: Decentralized AGI: Making it Real

Henry Wang, Founder of SmartMesh and Co-founder of LingoAI, participated in a panel discussion titled “Decentralized Artificial General Intelligence： Making it Real” at the Superintelligence Summit, jointly organized by Ocean Protocol, SingularityNET, and Forsight.

Roundtable Title: “Decentralized AGI: Making it Real”

Moderator:

  • Dr. Mihaela Ulieru, Chair of the IMPACT Institute for the Digital Economy

Panelists:

  • Alexey Potapov, Chief AGI Officer of SingularityNET
  • Kabir Vyas, Co-founder and CEO of NuNet
  • Henry Wang, Founder of SmartMesh and Co-founder of LingoAI
  • Matt Iklé, Chief Science Officer of SingularityNET

At the forum, Henry Wang shared the differences in addressing the data wall issue from the perspectives of artificial intelligence and connectivity. The SmartMesh ecosystem, LingoAI, and MetaLife have achieved a fully decentralized internet architecture through the “connectivity” perspective. This architecture frees global users from reliance on centralized application platforms.

Through the Web3.0 SOLID protocol, designed by the Father of the World Wide Web, and the decentralized social network protocol MetaLife.Social, users can take full control of their data and privacy as they continue to generate it. Users can also carry their data and roam freely across any Web3.0 application.

This realization of “My Data, My Ownership” allows users to authorize applications to use their data. In return, model companies can legally and compliantly access Web3.0 datasets by paying a fee. As a reward, the blockchain and cryptocurrency mechanisms provided by LingoAI and MetaLife enable users to monetize the value of their data, forming a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for users in the AI era.

Projects such as the OCEAN Protocol and VANA, which approach the issue from the perspective of artificial intelligence, attempt to solve data ownership by encouraging users to submit AI-required data. However, these projects do not alter the Internet’s connectivity architecture. The vast amount of new data generated daily in the Web2.0 ecosystem cannot be effectively released to large models.

In contrast, LingoAI and the SmartMesh ecosystem reshape connectivity to completely solve the bottleneck of the human data wall. The continuous flow of newly generated data from both the physical and virtual worlds can now be fed into large models via LanguageDAO and DataDAO, accelerating the realization and sustainable development of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) and BGI (Beneficial General Intelligence).

3. Dual-Driven by Technology and Investment: The Ultimate Dialogue Between Fire and Water

At the summit’s closing roundtable, the discussion focused on AI and Web3.0 investments as well as the contrast and convergence of Eastern and Western cultures:

Roundtable Title: “Investment Logic of AI and Web3.0”

Moderator:

  • Jen Bai, Practicing Lawyer in Australia | Head of Mankun Law Firm (Hong Kong) | Blockchain Compliance Expert

Panelists:

  • Herbert Young, Asia-Pacific General Manager of DFINITY (ICP)
  • Walter, Business Development Lead of Binance Chain
  • Henry Wang, Founder of SmartMesh and Founder of the World Web3 Alliance
  • Juana Attieh, Chief Strategy Officer of AMLOK

Under the guidance of the outstanding bilingual moderator Jen Bai, the panelists engaged in an intense and heated discussion lasting over an hour.

  • On one side, there was the booming market enthusiasm, emphasizing wealth creation and mass adoption.
  • On the other side, there was a calm and rational exploration of technology, focusing on solving core issues like decentralized data governance and privacy protection.

This dialogue, described as “half fire , half water”, not only revealed the current reality of AI and Web3.0 development but also pointed the way for the future convergence of technology and business, as well as community and market.

III. Achievements of the Bangkok Summit

1. Singapore IGF Approved by the United Nations IGF

Breaking News: The Singapore Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has been recognized this week by the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (UN IGF). Singapore IGF will become a member of the National and Regional Initiatives (NRI) within the IGF, tasked with communicating Singapore’s internet governance principles and contributing to the formulation of global internet governance rules and technical standards.

This is a significant milestone, not only for Singapore but for the entire world. Although physically small, Singapore holds a neutral position and currently ranks first in the world for Web3.0 and third for AI. The establishment of the Singapore IGF will undoubtedly bring a new dimension to global internet and AI governance.

The panelists of the United Nations-themed forum at the W2140 and LingoAI “Global AI and Web3.0 Summit: Reshaping Connectivity and Intelligence” are the founding members of the Singapore IGF. The Singapore IGF was initiated by:

  • Henry Wang, Founder of SmartMesh and the World Web3 Alliance
  • Una Wang, Founder of LingoAI
  • Dr. James Ong, Founder of the International Artificial Intelligence Institute
  • Dr. Zhao Jun, Nanyang Technological University
  • Chia Hock Lai, Founding President of the Singapore Fintech Association
  • Victoria Wermark, Director of Digital Transformation at PwC

As reflected in the summit’s theme, the Singapore IGF will actively participate in global internet and AI governance, striving to reshape connectivity and intelligence.

2. Strategic Partnership Between Singapore LingoAI and Canada’s AMLOK

Finally, and most significantly, the Bangkok Summit achieved a major and practical milestone: We are thrilled to announce the strategic partnership between Singapore-based LingoAI and Canada-based AMLOK!

AMLOK will provide crowdfunding support to LingoAI as it uses AI and decentralized infrastructure to preserve languages and enhance global connectivity. 

Through AMLOK’s next-generation crowdfunding platform, LingoAI will launch a series of campaigns to raise funds for the deployment of the LingoPod — the world’s first wearable Web3 AI agent and smart earphones. These devices will be distributed to Global South minority-language communities to preserve their languages and promote multilingual communication. This initiative also aligns with the United Nations’ goal of leveraging AI to serve the global majority.

LingoAI represents the first project on the SMT Spectrum Public Blockchain that can automatically break through the data wall of the internet. Even with extensive data labeling efforts from ScaleAI under Web2.0, the data wall cannot be breached. The solution lies only in the higher dimension of Web3.0!

LingoAI Co-founder and CEO Una stated:

“After learning about the LingoAI project at the Bangkok conference, AMLOK, whose community mainly consists of investors from Europe and North America, expressed their desire for LingoAI to become a flagship product on their platform. The first product on a platform is often crucial, and we are honored that LingoPod was chosen. This partnership will address the funding required for the production, marketing, and deployment of LingoPods.”

LingoAI Co-founder Henry Wang added:

“Our partnership represents the dual evolution of AI and Web3.0, coming together through the collision and convergence that took place in Bangkok! The ‘Global AI and Web3.0 Summit: Reshaping Connectivity and Intelligence’, hosted alongside the SuperIntelligence Summit in November in Bangkok, was a great success. These two summits explored the themes of ‘connectivity and intelligence’ from different perspectives, showcasing a perfect blend of Eastern and Western cultural and technological ideologies.

Our collaboration reflects the integration of two technological pathways — not only will it reshape the foundational infrastructure of the internet, but it will also drive the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence.”

AMLOK Chief Strategy Officer Juana Attieh stated:

“Coincidences don’t just happen, they’re the universe’s way of telling us something. When Henry Wang, Una Wang, Abdallah Kanaan, and I connected, it wasn’t by chance. It was the start of something greater. When great minds unite, amazing things happen.

As Henry often says: “Let’s work together to realize real Web3.0 solutions and reshape the connectivity and intelligence.” I am beyond excited to announce how AMLOK and LingoAI are collaborating to make a real-world impact! ”

AMLOK Co-founder and CEO Abdallah Kanaan added:

“Our solutions leverage cutting-edge technology like decentralized funding, RWA, DePIN, and AI to build a more inclusive and connected future.”

Conclusion: Reshaping Connectivity and Intelligence

From Bangkok to the world, AI and Web3.0 are transforming the technological landscape with unprecedented power. Like “fire and water”, they represent boundless creativity that fuels technological and economic progress while embracing decentralized thinking that drives connectivity and collaboration. In this convergence of Eastern and Western cultures and technologies, humanity stands at the threshold of a new era, witnessing the synergy of technology and values that drive a new global order.

The “Bangkok Collision and Convergence” was not only a feast of technology and thought, but also deeply significant due to the historic meeting between Henry Wang, who coined the term Web3.0, and Ben Goertzel, the creator of the term Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Henry Wang’s “The Grand Unified Theory of Web3.0 ” focuses on connecting Web3.0’s left-side protocols (e.g., semantic web and data application protocols) with right-side protocols (e.g., blockchain and crypto value transmission), solving AI’s longstanding data wall bottlenecks. This theory paves the way for AI to overcome data silos, enhance intelligence capabilities, and truly serve humanity, while charting the course for Web3.0’s future development. Ben Goertzel’s profound vision for AGI adds a driving force of intelligence to this integration, making the convergence of AI and Web3.0 a key catalyst for global innovation.

Singapore’s LingoAI and Canada’s AMLOK have reached a strategic partnership! AMLOK, from the SingularityNet ecosystem, will provide crowdfunding support to LingoAI as it uses AI and decentralized infrastructure to preserve languages and enhance global connectivity. Together, they will build a scalable and transparent model, further advancing the practical implementation of distributed intelligent technologies.

At the same time, the establishment of the Singapore Internet Governance Forum (IGF) marks a milestone for the convergence of AI and Web3.0. The “The Grand Unified Theory of Web3.0” will contribute to new chapters in the United Nations Global Digital Compact and Governaning AI for Humanity. The Singapore IGF is committed to bridging the digital divide and enabling sustainable development for the Global South, playing a significant role in global governance and technological collaboration.

Let us look forward to a future where connectivity reshapes intelligence and intelligence expands connectivity, opening up broader horizons for global innovation and sustainable development!