Mr. Gabriel Rene reports

VERSES ANNOUNCES TECHNICAL BREAKTHROUGH AND PATENT FILING FOR ITS NEXT-GEN AI

Verses AI Inc. has filed a patent application covering a milestone invention for automating the generation of intelligent software agents directly from data sets that can interact with both software and hardware systems, such as robots, drones, sensors and actuators.

Today's generative AI and large language models (LLM), such as OpenAI's GPT, Google's Bard and Meta's Llama, excel at creating content based on patterns inferred from their training data. However, their comprehension of underlying data remains rudimentary, mimicking rather than understanding, and they lack the ability to incorporate to new information posttraining. This can produce inaccurate, biased and potentially harmful responses which have resulted in calls for global AI regulation to ensure that AI can be aligned with human values and goals.

With the goal of developing human-centred intelligent agents, Verses has employed a neuromorphic approach to its AI research and software development based on neuroscience research known as active inference which simulates the brain's processes for learning and problem-solving.

Verses AI's new invention is designed to streamline and automate the creation of intelligent agents or digital taskmasters. The process begins by creating a structured representation of the world, known as an HSML graph, and transforming it into a blueprint for how the agent should behave. This not only brings a new level of intelligence and adaptability to smart systems but the company believes also represents a significant step forward in their scalability. Building on this, the next phase of the process tunes the agent to perform within a specific context, such as operating in a drone or vehicle or as a personal assistant, or managing a smart home, warehouse or manufacturing facility. By tailoring the agent to the particular context, task and hardware, the process seeks to create a seamless and effective operation. These two aspects of Verses' new invention work together with the aim of creating a more advanced, adaptable and effective AI system.

The result is expected to be a new class of agents that have the capacity to evaluate and consider their responses prior to making them, and to assess the context of a scenario before determining an appropriate course of action. In essence, to enable AI to be able to think before they speak or act and to constantly learn and update their understanding of users, and the domain they operate in. This differs from ChatGPT and related models that are currently on the market, which cannot weigh decisions or update themselves in light of new information.

Until recently, the adaptive benefits of active inference agents were tempered by the fact that they relied on labour-intensive, hand-crafted methods to encode the generative world model they use for reasoning and decision-making. This limitation restricted the widespread adoption of this approach to AI due to the scalability challenge it presented for real-world deployment. With the recent breakthroughs at Verses, the company believes this limitation will be overcome, paving the way for the automated creation and adoption of a new generation of adaptive intelligent agents.

After years of advanced research and development, Verses, in a recent series of technical breakthroughs, has successfully overcome this limitation enabling the automated generation of agents from small data sets. The development of this technology was led by Verses Chief Scientist, Professor Karl Friston and R&D and engineering teams who have developed a transformative method for automatically generating intelligent software agents directly from domain-specific data that utilize HSML (hyperspace modelling language), an explicit knowledge modelling language currently being developed into the P2874 IEEE standard that enables the translation of any multimodal data set (text, image, audio, sensor data) into a generative world model upon which an agent can reason and act on.

The invention not only establishes a foundation for the automated creation of Verses intelligent agents but also lays the groundwork for guidance systems for other AI. These systems are expected to contribute to safer and more efficient operation, better user alignment, predictive accuracy, and the potential regulatory compliance of large language models (LLMs) and other foundational models for text, audio, video, Internet of Things devices, cameras, autonomous vehicles and robotics.

This patent application reflects the process of this standards-based AI agent generation and forms the basis for Verses' continuing advancements in the AI space. The technology is intended to be demonstrated in the company's coming version of KOSM OS, an operating system for generating and running agents in the cloud or on devices or robotics systems as well as in GIA, its general intelligent agent personal service, expected to be released later this year. The issuance of the patent is subject to receipt of approval from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

"We believe our latest patent filing marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of AI," said Gabriel Rene, chief executive officer of Verses AI. "By enabling AI systems to understand and interact with people and the world, we believe our technology has the potential for an era where intelligent, adaptable and scalable autonomous systems are able to meet complex real-world challenges head-on. The potential applications of this technology and its use in KOSM OS span across industries and regions seeking to leverage smarter and safer AI technology."

In all industries, including, but not limited to, manufacturing, logistics, health care and education, the company's advancement is intended to create more efficient and effective AI solutions through the advent of increasingly intelligent, adaptable and autonomous systems. The patent application is the latest in a new series related to Verses' recent technological advancements in the AI landscape.

About Verses Technologies Inc.

Verses is a cognitive computing company specializing in next-generation artificial intelligence. Modelled after natural systems and the design principles of the human brain and the human experience, Verses' flagship offering, GIA, is an intelligent agent for anyone powered by KOSM, a network operating system enabling distributed intelligence. Built on open standards, KOSM transforms disparate data into knowledge models that foster trustworthy collaboration between humans, machines and AI, across digital and physical domains. Imagine a smarter world that elevates human potential through innovations inspired by nature.

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