The human brain's edge is fading. AI could outhink us in 2 years, Ben Goertzel says

Tech Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email The human brain's edge is fading. AI could outhink us in 2 years, Ben Goertzel says "The human brain is better at taking the imaginative leap to understand the unknown ... We should enjoy it for a couple more years." By Olivier Acuna | Edited by Sheldon Reback Feb 11, 2026, 4:04 p.m. Make us preferred on Google Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET (Isaac Lawrence/Consensus modified by CoinDesk) What to know : Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET, predicts that artificial intelligence will surpass humans in high-level market thinking and strategy in about two years. While AI systems like his Quantium project are good at predicting bitcoin volatility, people still currently excel at long-term, imaginative strategic thinking. Goertzel sees growing interest in real-world DeFi and TradFi integration and decentralized AI as proof the technology is maturing. Two years. That's the amount of time human beings have before artificial intelligence becomes better thinkers and strategists than us, according to Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET, a decentralized AI marketplace. While the artificial intelligence industry is currently focused on developing automated agents to improve market efficiency, Goertzel suggested that, for the time being, people remain the primary driver of high-level strategy. He noted that while his Quantium project can predict short-term bitcoin BTC $ 66,944.44 volatility with high accuracy, long-term strategic thinking remains a uniquely human domain, for now. STORY CONTINUES BELOW Don't miss another story. Subscribe to the The Protocol Newsletter today . See all newsletters Sign me up By signing up, you will receive emails about CoinDesk products and you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy . "The human brain is better at taking the imaginative leap to understand the unknown," Goertzel said in an interview at Consensus Hong Kong. It won't last, though. "We should enjoy it for a couple more years." Goertzel’s two-year countdown isn't just an AI expert’s prediction: It’s a roadmap for the integration of SingularityNET’s decentralized AI with the broader blockchain ecosystem. As the distinction between human-driven and machine-driven markets blurs, Goertzel explained that the current bear cycle is merely a "stress test" for the infrastructure that will eventually host artificial general intelligence (AGI). Goertzel said he's noted a palpable shift in energy from speculative hype to technological utility. The prevailing mindset among the conference's attendees has changed, he said. The focus has moved from the "depressing" fluctuations of exchange rates toward the sophisticated integration of decentralized finance (DeFi) with traditional financial systems. To Goertzel, this indicates that the technology has reached a stage where it works reliably for complex, real-world applications. Furthermore, he highlighted the explosive growth of decentralized AI projects at the event as a sign the industry is poised for a major convergence, where blockchain provides the necessary data sovereignty and security for the next generation of artificial intelligence. Consensus Hong Kong 2026 Singularitynet Ben goertzel AI More For You Ethena-backed suiUSDe stablecoin goes live on Sui with $10 million yield vault launch By Will Canny , AI Boost | Edited by Nikhilesh De 2 hours ago The synthetic dollar debuts on Sui Mainnet alongside a permissionless vault seeded by SUI Group and integration with DeepBook’s new margin system. What to know : Ethena-backed suiUSDe launched on Sui Mainnet as the network’s first synthetic dollar. SUI Group seeded a new suiUSDe yield vault on Bluefin’s Ember Protocol with $10 million. 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