what's Sentient Foundation?

Sentient Foundation is the organizational entity driving the open-source Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) movement, particularly focused on expanding initiatives across Asia, including China and South Korea. It collaborates with researchers, builders, and thinkers to foster collaborative AGI development that prioritizes community ownership and decentralization, ensuring AI is not controlled by single entities. As part of the broader Sentient ecosystem, the Foundation supports the creation of loyal AI models that are owned, controlled, and aligned by users. It integrates blockchain principles to enable monetization of open-source AI models and data through protocols like Model Loyalty and the OML format, powering platforms such as the GRID network for distributed intelligence and agentic capabilities.