DeSci: The Evolution from Science to Knowledge

DeSci, as an emerging field, is continuously developing and evolving. Initially, DeSci mainly focused on providing researchers and scholars with an ecosystem for sharing academic research成果 and establishing intellectual property rights. However, over time, people have begun to realize that the potential of DeSci goes far beyond this.

Re-examining DeSci

The original intention of DeSci is indeed noble, but its limitations are becoming increasingly apparent. Focusing solely on the needs of top scholars makes it difficult to fully leverage the advantages of Web3, especially the two key features of community effects and an efficient economic system. If ordinary users cannot truly participate, then the sustainability of the token economy and the entire ecosystem will be challenged.

Therefore, we need to rethink the positioning and scope of DeSci. Instead of limiting it to "science", it is better to expand it to "knowledge". This shift can significantly lower the barriers to participation, allowing more people to contribute information from their areas of expertise or interest. This not only enhances community engagement but also fully leverages the advantages of Web3.

The Pyramid Structure of DeSci

The ideal DeSci ecosystem should present a pyramid structure:

• Top level: Scholars and experts, contributing core value and significant breakthroughs
• Mid-level: Professionals from various fields, providing expertise and insights
• Bottom layer: ordinary users, contributing scattered knowledge, maintaining ecological operation

This structure retains academic value while creating space for ordinary users to participate. For example, in the field of new drug development, if DeSci can facilitate the market launch of a certain drug, it will have a tremendous impact on the entire ecosystem. At the same time, community users participate in various ways, maintaining the vitality of the ecosystem and the operation of the economic system.

BIO Protocol: The Cornerstone of DeSci

BIO Protocol, as a decentralized scientific financial infrastructure, is providing key support for the DeSci ecosystem. It has created a comprehensive DeSci ecosystem through innovative methods such as BioDAO, curation mechanisms, reward systems, and IP tokens.

The core advantages of BIO Protocol include:

• Provide funding, liquidity, and governance support for BioDAO
• Select high-quality projects through a community-driven curation mechanism.
• Design a diversified reward mechanism to incentivize participation.
• Promote the tokenization of intellectual property to unleash the market value of research results.

These mechanisms together build a research ecosystem that balances security, transparency, and incentives, significantly lowering the participation threshold in related fields.

The Future of DeSci: Knowledge Co-Creation and AI Integration

The future development direction of DeSci may not be limited to traditional scientific research, but rather expand into a broader field of knowledge co-construction. By fragmenting knowledge, DeSci can create a knowledge co-construction system in which everyone can participate.

This model is highly compatible with the community attributes of Web3. DAOs in different fields such as fitness and longevity research can gather experts and enthusiasts from relevant areas. The knowledge contributed by users can be continuously enriched while receiving corresponding economic rewards.

More importantly, this model provides new possibilities for the development of AI. The large-scale and diverse datasets collected through community co-construction can provide valuable resources for training AI models. For example, collecting traffic flow and terrain data for specific areas for navigation models.

In this ecosystem, even small contributions of knowledge can generate value. Through incentive mechanisms and staking rewards, ordinary users are motivated to participate. The value and quality of data can be measured and incentivized through metrics such as citation counts.

The primary task of building this new type of knowledge base is to cultivate the community and expand the user base. This differs from traditional DeSci projects but aligns more with the native concepts of cryptocurrency. By participating in data contributions through staking, users can earn incentives and rewards. High-quality data will lead to more citations and associations, thereby generating more income and incentives for the corresponding data organization, creating a virtuous cycle.

Although low-quality data may inevitably occur in this system, it will not affect the overall operation. Even users who contribute very little can obtain the most basic community incentives by participating, thereby maintaining the vitality of the ecosystem.

In short, DeSci is evolving from a purely scientific research platform into a more open and inclusive knowledge co-creation ecosystem. This evolution not only has the potential to unleash the power of Web3 but may also provide new impetus for the development of artificial intelligence.