Science DAO uses blockchain for decentralized, transparent funding for anyone who published some research or software.
- Full transparency of all donations and payouts: Anyone, anytime can look up the data.
- No centralized control over research funding: The decisions are taken solely by AI and human voters for moderation.
- A durable on-chain record of specified transactions and governance actions, subject to the properties and continued accessibility of the chosen blockchain: All monetary transactions and the record of the AI reasons are stored permanently,
- Reduced administrative overhead: It is decided by AI, not people. People however, can vote to cancel an AI decision, to avoid scams. No grant committee, no ministry of science, no universities in between of researchers and funding.
Help Turn AIIM’s Beta into Evidence
AIIM 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; decentralized governance and non-custodial components remain under development. Public testing, auditability, and external criticism remain part of the project.
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