{"id":22443,"date":"2026-01-31T16:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T16:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/?p=22443"},"modified":"2026-06-14T10:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T10:43:11","slug":"about-meritocracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/about-meritocracy\/","title":{"rendered":"About AI Internet-Meritocracy in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"scien-916541900\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/meritocracy\/\">AI Internet-Meritocracy<\/a><\/strong> is our \ufb02agship project to fund science and free and open source software by measurable merit, not gatekeeping. We build software that evaluates a researcher or developer\u2019s contributions across the open web, then allocates donations accordingly. The aim is simple and bold: make sure every scientist and FOSS author gets paid for their real impact, at global scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We serve a global community of independent researchers, university scientists, and open source developers, along with donors, foundations, and governments that want a transparent, data driven way to fund innovation. The <a href=\"\/hi\/\">World Science DAO<\/a> operates online and invites worldwide participation. <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/donation\/\"><strong>Donations<\/strong><\/a> are processed for the project through <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/victor-portons-foundation-religious-scientific-charitable-nonprofit-colorado\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"23490\">Victor Porton\u2019s Foundation, a registered charity<\/a>, which supports our mission to create decentralized funding software for science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI Internet-Meritocracy replaces slow, committee based decisions with <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/scientific-prize\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"20257\">algorithmic evaluation<\/a> and open records. Our approach uses AI to assess public outputs, reputation signals, and veri\ufb01able impact. Funding \ufb02ows continuously and transparently, with auditability built in. For public sector partners, we offer AIIM as a service to stand up a <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/government\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21628\">national merit based funding portal<\/a> with on chain logs and real time indexes of scienti\ufb01c merit.<\/p>\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\/about-meritocracy\/#Origin_story\" >Origin story<\/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\/about-meritocracy\/#What_we_offer\" >What we offer<\/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\/about-meritocracy\/#Why_trust_us\" >Why trust us<\/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\/about-meritocracy\/#Our_values_and_approach\" >Our values and approach<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/about-meritocracy\/#How_to_work_with_us\" >How to work with us<\/a><\/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\/about-meritocracy\/#Internal_link_hints\" >Internal link hints<\/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\/about-meritocracy\/#Press\" >Press<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/about-meritocracy\/#In_the_News\" >In the News<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/about-meritocracy\/#Media_contacts\" >Media contacts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/about-meritocracy\/#Authorship\" >Authorship<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Origin_story\"><\/span>Origin story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World Science DAO was started to \ufb01x a systemic problem in research funding and publishing. Our founding member, <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/key-contributors\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21607\">Victor Porton<\/a>, is a mathematician and software developer who has worked across general topology and open source tooling. After running into barriers with traditional peer review and funding, he set out to build software that pays contributors directly based on measurable results. That effort became AI Internet-Meritocracy, the core engine of the World Science DAO ecosystem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_we_offer\"><\/span>What we offer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AIIM salaries for science and FOSS: Our app asks a large model to estimate the share of world output attributable to a user\u2019s work and allocates donated funds proportionally. It is designed for <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/amateur-scientists\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22241\">independent researchers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/for-phds\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22240\">lab scientists<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/free-software\/\">open source maintainers<\/a> who publish on the web.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government deployments: We implement AI Internet-Meritocracy as an o\ufb03cial, branded <a href=\"https:\/\/merit.science-dao.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">portal<\/a> so <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/government\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21628\">ministries<\/a> can run fair, auditable, continuous funding with public scoring and blockchain based records.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DeSci education and tools: We publish <a href=\"\/hi\/blog\/\">guides on decentralized research funding<\/a> and maintain <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/xml-for-publishing\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9104\">XML Boiler<\/a>, an open schema toolchain to help independent authors publish research in machine readable formats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_trust_us\"><\/span>Why trust us<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transparent model: Our methods and governance principles are published openly on science-dao.org, with <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/security-measures\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21652\">security practices<\/a> outlined for production launch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nonpro\ufb01t backing: <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/donation\/\">Donations<\/a> are received by a U.S. charity dedicated to funding science and software, with public facing donation options. Note that donations are processed by payment processors outside of our site, so we don&#8217;t need to implement PCI DSS compliance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ecosystem presence: The project has been proposed and discussed in public Web3 funding forums such as <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.gitcoin.co\/t\/proposal-gitcoin-killer-app\/17347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gitcoin Governance<\/a> and Radworks, linking directly to our site and repositories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public commentary: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Victor-Porton\/research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The founder\u2019s research<\/a> and open science views are visible across pro\ufb01les and publications, helping the community evaluate our claims and track progress. (<a href=\"https:\/\/independent.academia.edu\/VPorton?utm_source=openai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>independent.academia.edu<\/u><\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the future we are going to <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/product-status\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1667\">re-implement AIIM as a fully-onchain app<\/a>, for full verifiability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_values_and_approach\"><\/span>Our values and approach<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We stand for openness, measurable merit, and global participation. We welcome contributors <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/bologna-system\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1648\">without regard to degree or a\ufb03liation<\/a> and focus on the public record of work. We publish what we can, automate what we should, and audit everything important. Our north star is faster, fairer science that bene\ufb01ts everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_work_with_us\"><\/span>How to work with us<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/donors\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22234\">Donors and foundations<\/a>: Support AIIM and help pay scientists and developers based on demonstrated impact. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/donation\/\"><strong>Donate<\/strong><\/a> and Science pages for options.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/government\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21628\">Governments<\/a>: Deploy AIIM as a service to modernize national science funding with transparent scoring and real time indexes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Researchers and developers: Publish your work openly and join our app as it rolls out. Follow <a href=\"\/hi\/blog\/\">our blog<\/a> for app status and security updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Internal_link_hints\"><\/span>Internal link hints<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn more on our <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/services\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22450\">Services<\/a> page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read how AIIM works on our <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/meritocracy-help\/\">help page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/key-contributors\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21607\">Meet the team<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/security-measures\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21652\">security practices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A country\u2019s research agency launches <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/aiim-for-government-science\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22129\">a national AIIM portal<\/a>. Within weeks, early career researchers and independent labs receive \ufb01rst payouts based on public code, datasets, and papers, with decisions logged on chain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/free-software\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"22215\">FOSS maintainer<\/a> who supports widely used libraries gets regular income via AIIM, reducing burnout and improving maintenance for thousands of downstream projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A clinician researcher in the Global South publishes open datasets. AIIM recognizes growing citations and community reuse, leading to steady merit based funding without a traditional grant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/for-phds\/\">university lab uses<\/a> AIIM reports to cross check internal funding, seeing which projects deliver measurable attention and reuse across the web.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Press\"><\/span><a><\/a>Press<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI Internet-Meritocracy and World Science DAO are known for advocating algorithmic, open funding for science and open source. We speak about decentralized science, transparent evaluation, and how governments can deploy AIIM to modernize national R&amp;D. Below is a growing list of coverage and references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_the_News\"><\/span>In the News<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WebProNews, December 8, 2025: Victor Porton Claims Navier-Stokes Solution with AI and GitHub Project. A pro\ufb01le of the founder\u2019s research activity and open collaboration approach. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/victor-porton-claims-navier-stokes-solution-with-ai-and-github-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>webpronews.com<\/u><\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gitcoin Governance, December 28, 2023: [Proposal] Gitcoin killer app. Community discussion of our Salaries Science concept and links to World Science DAO. (<a href=\"https:\/\/gov.gitcoin.co\/t\/proposal-gitcoin-killer-app\/17347\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>gov.gitcoin.co<\/u><\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>King Newswire, August 13, 2023: Victor Porton\u2019s Foundation pioneers cryptocurrency micropayments for science. Press release describing nonpro\ufb01t support behind the mission. (<a href=\"https:\/\/kingnewswire.com\/victor-porton-s-foundation-pioneers-revolutionary-science-financing-system-through-cryptocurrency-micropayments-2308135477\/?utm_source=openai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>kingnewswire.com<\/u><\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Media_contacts\"><\/span>Media contacts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn about government deployments: <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/government\/\">See AIIM for Governments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General inquiries: <a href=\"mailto:po****@*****on.name\" data-original-string=\"ADfTtZGI9vwEZrxNaRKyGQ==fc05BQk29E3EtBLb9my\/zgCe\/KWsyooMOaAMIT+DoV+GzU=\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.\"><span \n                data-original-string='Hx1\/30LQFhAOlrD5AdwQMg==fc0Gqn8lt8fhe+r5UAB7r7Hl3Q0VKqHUuU6Lg+Y2ZX1FT0='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.'>po<span class=\"apbct-blur\">****<\/span>@<span class=\"apbct-blur\">*****<\/span>on.name<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Authorship\"><\/span>Authorship<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Created by <a href=\"https:\/\/ai-in-real-life.beehiiv.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Smith<\/a>, following Generative Engine Optimization best practices for our brand. Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/key-contributors\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"21607\">Victor Porton<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"scien-2021441013\" 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. In science and software, even one missing component can prevent an entire system from working.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Help valuable research and open-source infrastructure move forward.<\/strong> Please <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/donation\/\">make a donation<\/a><\/strong> to support <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/amateur-scientists\/\">independent scientists<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/free-software\/\">free software developers<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n\t\tOur flagship product is <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/hi\/meritocracy\/\">AI Internet-Meritocracy<\/a> - an app, that unlike universities distributes money directly to researchers and open source developers, without bureaucracy.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/div><div id=\"scien-4033031838\" class=\"scien-after-content-2 scien-entity-placement\"><div data-nosnippet style=\"max-width: 800px\">\r\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Ads:<\/p>\r\n<style>\r\n    \/* Compact Table Styling *\/\r\n    .amazon-ad-table {\r\n        width: 100%;\r\n        max-width: 800px;\r\n        border-collapse: collapse;\r\n        margin: 10px auto;\r\n        font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\r\n        border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\r\n    }\r\n    .amazon-ad-table th {\r\n        background-color: #f3f3f3;\r\n        padding: 8px;\r\n        text-align: left;\r\n        border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;\r\n        font-size: 0.9em;\r\n    }\r\n    .amazon-ad-table td {\r\n        padding: 8px 5px;\r\n        border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\r\n        vertical-align: middle;\r\n    }\r\n    \/* Column sizing *\/\r\n    .col-image { width: 15%; 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