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Surprised that nobody's called out SingularityNet [1] as a serious venture along these lines (sans "quantum").

"By combining open source principles, blockchain integration, and leading minds in machine learning we will make AI a global commons for all."

[1]: https://singularitynet.io/

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There are so many examples these days. Here's an IBM press release I just stumbled across a few hours ago[1]:

>The two have been able to leverage JD’s expertise in the application of artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, big data and other new technologies to protect consumers...Recent testing by Walmart showed that applying blockchain reduced the time it took to trace a package of mangoes from the farm to the store from days or weeks to two seconds.

[1] https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/53487.wss

I don't know, I get the feeling this project will have a lot of hype but nothing useful come out of it in the end. The team behind it doesn't seem like they have had significant practical successes, or exits.

I am also pretty prejudicial against anything that includes the term "singularity." That term sets of my bullshit detector.

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