Ben Goertzel Launches BGI Commons With an AI 'Constitution' and Weekend AGI Hackathons
bengoertzel · x · 2026-10-06
Ben Goertzel unveils the latest step of his long-term agenda: inviting the public to provide values, guidance and collaboration to a rapidly evolving 'super-colony' toward beneficial superintelligence. It includes a draft ethical 'constitution' grounded in a seed ontology — with its ongoing evolution as a collective responsibility — plus BGI Commons, a portal offering an AGI stack, tutorials, and HyperSprints weekend hackathons with mentors.
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