SciWard is a Web application, that accepts crypto from donors and distributes it among scientists and free software authors, accordingly worth assessment of each signed up user by AI.
Defining features:
- No requirement for a science degree.
- No need for grant writing.
- AI-assisted allocation designed to reduce reliance on credentials, institutional status, and personal connections.
- Support for science marketing to solve scientific publication crisis.
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Help Turn SciWard’s Beta into Evidence
SciWard remains experimental. The next proposed milestone is a five-month public adversarial test, with $1,000 planned for distribution to eligible funding recipients. Donations support the work required to run and evaluate that test.
Fund the public test → Test proposal → Independent review →
AI-generated evaluations can contain factual errors or biases. Public testing, auditability, and external criticism remain part of the project.