Practical instructions for government officials Overview: What Is AIIM? AI Internet-Meritocracy (AIIM) is a novel, AI-driven mechanism for financing science and free software development. Unlike traditional grant systems—characterized by committees, […]
Beta Release of the Meritocracy App in 2026
Today, I’ve deployed a beta version of AI Internet-Meritocracy (AIIM) app. This is the app that asks AI, how much a given user is worth, and allocates him/her the proportional […]
Why I Am for Science But Against Universities in 2026
Supporting science does not automatically mean supporting universities. While universities present themselves as the guardians of scientific progress, modern academic institutions increasingly act as bureaucratic gatekeepers that slow innovation, misallocate […]
What’s Wrong with Quadratic Funding?
Quadratic Funding (QF) is widely promoted as a fair and democratic mechanism for allocating funding to public goods. It is especially popular in open-source software, crypto ecosystems, and decentralized science […]
How to Use AI Internet-Meritocracy App
AI Internet-Meritocracy (AIIM) is an app that gathers donations from donors and distributes it between scientists and free software developers, giving each one how much AI decides. It aims to […]
Academia Is Not a Meritocracy in 2026
Modern academia presents itself as a merit-based system: publish strong research, earn recognition, secure funding, and advance. In practice, this idealized narrative rarely holds. Academic success is far less correlated […]
How People Spend Time in Academia in Vain and How AI Internet-Meritocracy (AIIM) Can Solve This Problem in 2026
The Hidden Cost of Academic Inefficiency Modern academia consumes vast amounts of human time while delivering far less scientific output than it could. Researchers, especially early-career scientists and independent scholars, […]
Preliminary Release of the Meritocracy App in 2026
Yesterday, I’ve deployed the first version of AI Internet-Meritocracy (AIIM) app. This is the app that asks AI, how much a given user is worth, and allocates him/her the proportional […]
What Is a DeSci DAO in 2026?
DeSci DAO stands for Decentralized Science Decentralized Autonomous Organization. It is a blockchain-based organizational model designed to fund, govern, and coordinate scientific research in a transparent, permissionless, and community-driven way. […]
How Is Science Financing Broken in 2026?
Modern science is widely perceived as a meritocratic enterprise driven by evidence, creativity, and rigor. In practice, however, the way science is financed has become one of the central structural […]

