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Reasoning-Based Pattern Mining in Hypergraphs
Community Nov 6, 2026

Reasoning-Based Pattern Mining in Hypergraphs

Move beyond obvious data trends: this reasoning-driven framework blends hypergraphs and logical inference to help AI uncover patterns that are both statistically frequent and genuinely unexpected.
Mieraf Tadesse 2 min read
Outgrowing the Paperclip Obsession: There Is Hope That AI Will Become Ethical
Article Jun 29, 2026

Outgrowing the Paperclip Obsession: There Is Hope That AI Will Become Ethical

Can AI learn ethics the way a child does? A provocative essay argues that today's AI failures stem from incomplete development—not malice—and offers a cautiously optimistic path forward.

Haewon Jeong 5 min read
The Scope of Potential “Basic Drives” for Superintelligences is Likely Quite Broad
Article Oct 20, 2026

The Scope of Potential “Basic Drives” for Superintelligences is Likely Quite Broad

Superintelligence may take more forms than savior or destroyer. Ben Goertzel explores six alternative AI minds, arguing that what they pursue and protect could determine what they become.
Ben Goertzel 39 min read
ELI5: Hyperon for complete idiots (part 1)
Article Dec 5, 2025

ELI5: Hyperon for complete idiots (part 1)

I'm trying to grok the AI framework Hyperon. This series of articles chronicles my learning journey.
Giulio Prisco 8 min read
NESS, the Neural-Symbolic Sandwich
Article Sep 29, 2026

NESS, the Neural-Symbolic Sandwich

A new direction for making transformers AGI-friendly—via judiciously mixing continuous symbolic program learning into open-weights transformers.
Ben Goertzel 43 min read
From AI to AGI: Be Part of the Next Technology Frontier
Community Oct 8, 2026

From AI to AGI: Be Part of the Next Technology Frontier

Edge City India 2026 brings together frontier AI, decentralized technologies, and collaborative experimentation, exploring how emerging systems might shape the next generation of technological innovation.
Mihaela Ulieru 3 min read
How We Could Actually Get a Near-Term (Beneficial) Intelligence Explosion
Article Oct 6, 2026

How We Could Actually Get a Near-Term (Beneficial) Intelligence Explosion

Could self-improving AI hives trigger an intelligence explosion? Ben Goertzel argues OmegaHives could overcome language models’ bottlenecks, with measurable tests to determine whether faster progress is achievable.
Ben Goertzel 42 min read
Bioneurocognitive AI
Community Mar 25, 2026

Bioneurocognitive AI

No longer the generation of plausible outputs, but the ability to hold context, weigh competing hypotheses, adapt and justify decisions under pressure.

Eduardo Martínez de la Fe 3 min read
Five of the Best: Reflections on Some of the Highlights of BGI 2025
Article Oct 28, 2025

Five of the Best: Reflections on Some of the Highlights of BGI 2025

BGI 2025 involved a number of bold experiments. Some of these experiments paid off handsomely.


David Wood 21 min read
Basic AI Drives Part 2: Which Minds Will Emerge Beneficial “Basic AI Drives” as they Become Superintelligent?
Article Oct 20, 2026

Basic AI Drives Part 2: Which Minds Will Emerge Beneficial “Basic AI Drives” as they Become Superintelligent?

TL;DR -- the ones designed to have beneficial and self-stabilizing goal-systems from the get-go...
Ben Goertzel 69 min read