{"id":20257,"date":"2025-10-01T21:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/?p=20257"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:42:52","slug":"scientific-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/scientific-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"AIIM Is an Automated Scientific Prize in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"scien-1633645768\" class=\"scien-before-content scien-entity-placement\"><style>\r\n.amazon-support-link {\r\n    display: inline-flex;\r\n    align-items: baseline;\r\n    gap: 0.3rem;\r\n    padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;\r\n    color: inherit;\r\n    font-size: 0.88rem;\r\n    line-height: 1.2;\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    opacity: 0.72;\r\n    white-space: nowrap;\r\n    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link:hover,\r\n.amazon-support-link:focus-visible {\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n    text-decoration: underline;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link small {\r\n    font-size: 0.65rem;\r\n    opacity: 0.7;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\r\n    .amazon-support-link small {\r\n        display: none;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<a class=\"amazon-support-link\"\r\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?tag=vpf04-20\"\r\n   target=\"_blank\"\r\n   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\r\n   aria-label=\"Shop on Amazon and support World Science DAO\">\r\n    Shop on Amazon <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span>\r\n    <small>affiliate link<\/small>\r\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In an era of accelerating scientific innovation, traditional models of scientific prizes and grants are struggling: slow, opaque, biased, often favouring well-connected researchers. The AIIM (AI Internet-Meritocracy) proposed by World Science DAO offers a bold alternative: an <em>automated scientific prize system<\/em> that replaces or supplements both prizes and grants with a decentralized, algorithmic, blockchain-backed infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/scientific-prize\/#What_is_AIIM_AI_Internet-Meritocracy\" >What is AIIM \/ AI Internet-Meritocracy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/scientific-prize\/#How_AIIM_Automates_Prizes_and_Grants\" >How AIIM Automates Prizes and Grants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/scientific-prize\/#Implementation_How_AIIM_Works_in_Practice\" >Implementation: How AIIM Works in Practice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/scientific-prize\/#Advantages_Challenges\" >Advantages &amp; Challenges<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/scientific-prize\/#AIIM_vs_Traditional_Prizes_Grants_A_Comparative_View\" >AIIM vs Traditional Prizes &amp; Grants: A Comparative View<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/scientific-prize\/#Related_Science-DAO_Projects\" >Related Science-DAO Projects<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/scientific-prize\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_AIIM_AI_Internet-Meritocracy\"><\/span>What is AIIM \/ AI Internet-Meritocracy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/hi\/ai-internet-socialism\/\">AI Internet-Meritocracy<\/a>, as proposed on <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Science-DAO.org<\/a>, is an economic formation and funding mechanism for science and software that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leverages <strong>DAOs<\/strong>, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and algorithmic decision-making to distribute funds fairly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seeks to eliminate gatekeeping in peer review or grant awarding, replacing them with transparent, performance- and dependency-aware metrics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rewards not only the final scientific outputs but also the dependencies: software libraries, earlier results, components that many future works build upon. This creates incentives for foundational work which is often under-funded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, AIIM is not merely another prize: it is a system designed to automatically recognize, reward, and fund scientific work in a continuous, decentralized, and fair way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-11.png\" alt=\"Scientific Prize\" class=\"wp-image-20726\" title=\"Scientific Prize\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-11.png 835w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-11-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-11-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-11-575x327.png 575w, https:\/\/science-dao.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-11-380x216.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_AIIM_Automates_Prizes_and_Grants\"><\/span>How AIIM Automates Prizes <strong>and<\/strong> Grants<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the key innovations of AIIM is that it doesn\u2019t just replace prizes (which tend to <a href=\"https:\/\/crowdy.ai\/two-nobel-prizes-in-2025-were-awarded-for-achievements-related-to-artificial-intelligence\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/crowdy.ai\/two-nobel-prizes-in-2025-were-awarded-for-achievements-related-to-artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recognize <\/a>retrospective excellence) but also grants (which fund work ahead of impact). Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Traditional system<\/th><th>AIIM alternative<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Fixed-cycle grants, decided by panels, criterias opaque, long timelines<\/td><td>Automated allocation based on measurable contributions, algorithmic \/ DAO voting or transparent metrics, immediate or regular flows of support<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Prizes awarded for big breakthroughs, often years after the fact, with prestige but limited coverage<\/td><td>Continuous recognition via donation thresholds, dependency funding, algorithmic rewards, broader and more distributed acknowledgment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, Science-DAO\u2019s \u201cAI Internet-Meritocracy\u201d project aims to collect donations and distribute them in ways that reward dependencies, authors of software and science that many others cite or build on, and marketers of science that help discovery be visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under AIIM, something becomes \u201cpeer reviewed\u201d or \u201cprize-worthy\u201d when it crosses certain objective or semi-objective thresholds (e.g. impact via citations or usage) rather than merely being selected by panels. That makes it closer to a grant + prize hybrid: you get rewarded <em>for what you do<\/em>, not just for what you propose or someone judges you should get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Implementation_How_AIIM_Works_in_Practice\"><\/span>Implementation: How AIIM Works in Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The app asks AI, how big portion of the world GDP a given person (as determined by his\/her connected accounts) is worth, and after this the app distributes donated crypto tokens proportionally to the portion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advantages_Challenges\"><\/span>Advantages &amp; Challenges<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advantages:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fairness &amp; inclusion<\/strong>: AIIM reduces bias toward elite institutions and \u201cprestigious names\u201d by making measurable contributions count.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Speed<\/strong>: less bureaucracy, fewer rounds of peer review delays, faster allocation of funding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sustainability<\/strong>: because rewards continuously accrue as work is built upon, foundational work is more likely to be funded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transparency<\/strong>: donors, scientists, the public can see where funds go and why.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Challenges:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Defining fair metrics: what counts as \u201cdependency\u201d, citation, usage, promotion?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoiding manipulation: gaming of donation thresholds, fake citations, self-promotion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technical implementation: reliable blockchain, fully on-chain app with a non-custodial wallet, secure smart contracts, identity (ORCID etc.), linking off-chain usage data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cultural inertia: traditional grant and prize bodies may resist change; institutions depend on prestige from certain awards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AIIM_vs_Traditional_Prizes_Grants_A_Comparative_View\"><\/span>AIIM vs Traditional Prizes &amp; Grants: A Comparative View<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional prizes\/grants systems have strengths: prestige, institutional recognition, peer legitimacy, sometimes large sums. But they have limitations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Small number of winners, high overhead, opaque decision-making.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grants often require proposals, budgets, reporting overhead; prizes often reward what has already been done, not earlier stages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AIIM seeks to combine the best of both:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Retrospective recognition like a prize, but in an <em>automated<\/em>, inclusive way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forward-looking funding like grants, but without the same overhead, and with metrics that reward ongoing contribution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Science-DAO_Projects\"><\/span>Related Science-DAO Projects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further reading, see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/salaries-science\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Science-DAO\u2019s \u201cGrants Science\u201d project<\/a> \u2014 which lays out how donations can be used to improve the grants system and reward dependencies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The main <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Science-DAO<\/a> site \u2014 explains the DAO model, mission, and other projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The page <a href=\"\/hi\/ai-internet-socialism\/\">\u201cAI Internet-Meritocracy\u201d<\/a> itself (on SCIENCE-DAO) \u2014 the theoretical underpinnings of AIIM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/meritocracy\/\">AIIM (AI Internet-Meritocracy)<\/a><\/strong> is more than an idea: it\u2019s a feasible, practical system to <strong>automate scientific prizes<\/strong> and <strong>replace or augment grants<\/strong>, making funding and recognition more continuous, fairer, more transparent. It turns science funding into a dynamic ecosystem, rather than a gated, slow funnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If implemented well, AIIM could transform how scientific rewards are distributed \u2014 benefiting early-career scientists, under-resourced regions, foundational and dependency work, and science as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 Please, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/donation\/\">support<\/a> AIIM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"scien-1490730653\" class=\"scien-after-content scien-entity-placement\"><section>\r\n\r\n<h2>Support Independent Science<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Supporting independent science is not only a matter of fairness to researchers whose expertise and work are often underfunded. It is also essential for addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/who-are-science-marketers\/\">systemic failures in scientific publishing<\/a> that delay discoveries and leave important results unnoticed. 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