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Bryant Cruse • Founder & CEO
Continuing his career, Bryant has been a pioneer in applying advanced automation software technology to solve difficult real-world problems. At NASA he developed the first application of AI technology for spacecraft operations for the yet-to-be-launched Hubble Telescope and was funded by NASA for a residency in AI (MS equivalent) at the Lockheed AI center. He then went on to found two successful high-tech software automation companies, which were acquired by public corporations. New Sapience, founded in 2014, is his third technology company.
Education: BA, St. Johns College. MS Johns Hopkins University. MS (equivalent), Lockheed Artificial Intelligence Center.
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Karsten Huneycutt • Chief Software Architect
Prior to beginning full-time employment with New Sapience, he worked in the IT departments first at Duke and then the University of North Carolina where he designed and implemented the next generation of provisioning and de-provisioning, a campus wide single sign-on identity management system, and many other aspects of the university IT infrastructure.
Karsten is fluent or conversant in 4 Human and 13 Computer languages.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; second major in Russian, Duke University, May 2001
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William Robert Bandy • Member, Board of Directors, Chief Intellectual Property Officer
After a 30-year government career with NSA and DARPA, Bill co-founded Matrics Technology Systems, Inc., for the development and production of low-cost, high-performance Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag technology and product. Matrics was bought by Symbol Technologies, Inc. in 2004 for $230M. His name appears on well over 100 patents
BS, University of Oklahoma. MS, University of Oklahoma. Ph.D., University of Maryland.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has produced many amazing applications since machine learning began to be examined in the early 1950s. Yet, despite decades of research and innovation, today’s AI is still hindered by the failure to achieve knowledge, which is the key to intelligence and language comprehension.
*Technology currently in development and not commercially available at this time.
New Sapience has created what we believe is a completely new approach to endowing machines with knowledge based on the underlying properties & hidden structures of knowledge itself, breaking away from the tech industry’s tradition of attempting to emulate neural processes and structures of the human brain. In doing so, we believe we will be the first to realize synthetic intelligence in machine form.
We call these thinking machines sapiens. Scalable to a degree that we think is completely unprecedented compared to current technology, New Sapience believes our technology can usher in a new generation of artificial intelligence, giving humans more time to do exactly what they want and are uniquely talented to do.
*Technology currently in development and not commercially available at this time.
The Problem
Nearly all of today’s major tech applications feature some form of AI or voice recognition software. However, despite investing billions of dollars in the technology, companies have manifested an experiential expectation that often isn’t met. Because existing systems only provide the illusion of intelligence, they often fall short in their execution of simple, everyday tasks, creating more confusion and cognitive dissonance than convenience.
This is because even today’s most advanced machine learning applications are basically parroting word arrangements statistically prevalent in their training datasets, presenting a convincing illusion of communication made more compelling by the title of artificial intelligence. As a result of these limitations, New Sapience believes that existing technology can suffer from an inherent bias. As Berkeley professor Alison Gopnik recently put it, “We call it ‘artificial intelligence,’ but a better name might be ‘extracting statistical patterns from large data sets.’
The Solution
New Sapience’s thesis is that the most efficient way to build a thinking machine is by giving it something to think about. With this in mind, our team pursued a synthetic approach to knowledge in machines. We identified core cognitive building blocks, “atoms of thought,” and classified them in accordance with their properties of combination in a manner we believe is strongly analogous to the periodic table in Chemistry.
*Technology currently in development and not commercially available at this time.
Unlike previous iterations of artificial intelligence, our AI is based on layered models. First is the Cognitive Core, a model of knowledge itself. On top of that, a model of the common-sense world of sufficient scope to understand language and the everyday world. Finally, depending on the sapien’s application, layers of technical and expert knowledge curated from some of the best human minds and collected works. No need for lengthy training cycles on datasets.
*Technology currently in development and not commercially available at this time.
Using this unique approach to AI, New Sapience has experienced what we consider to be incredible breakthroughs. We believe sapiens demonstrate the ability to expand upon existing knowledge, comprehend the contextual nuances of language, explain lines of reasoning, and even distinguish the difference between thoughts, perceptions, and feelings.
The Market
In 2004, Bill Gates was quoted as saying ''If you invent a breakthrough in artificial intelligence, so machines can learn, that is worth 10 Microsofts.'' (source)
With their unique ability to speak and comprehend language in the same way people do, we believe that sapiens are the next step for AI that the world has been waiting for. Our technology has scalable applications for nearly every industry and market where human intelligence, judgment, and knowledge are needed, and due to the meticulous way the sapiens are constructed, we believe they can quickly integrate within any sort of operation.
*Technology currently in development and not commercially available at this time.
When implemented in both personal and professional capacities, we believe sapiens may be rapidly capable of contributing their knowledge and expertise to everything from aerospace, industrial infrastructure, and manufacturing, to education, entertainment, and so much more.
Our Traction
New Sapience’s Method and System for Machine Comprehension obtained patent status in 2016. Since then, we have been working diligently to perfect the technology and now we are nearly ready to go to market. The company is currently in the process of introducing our technology through social media, podcast interviews, and webinars, which has led us to attract new levels of talent, as well as investment opportunities.
*Technology currently in development and not commercially available at this time.
Upon launching, we anticipate that our platform will be used to develop product lines of proprietary sapiens for businesses, as well as customized companions for individual consumers. We plan to make our systems available as a subscription software service and hope to establish a network of supporting applications, integrated by licensees, in order to proliferate New Sapience’s technology as rapidly as possible.
Why Invest
The opportunities for innovation that sapiens provide hold immense potential. By creating a software platform that allows human knowledge to be efficiently curated and utilized by computers, we believe we have cultivated a technology that could transform business, commerce, and our quality of life as we know it.
Help us secure this forward-thinking future, by investing in New Sapience.
*Technology currently in development and not commercially available at this time.
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New Sapience will offer 10% additional bonus shares for all investments that are committed by investors that are eligible for the StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc. OWNer's bonus.
This means eligible StartEngine shareholders will receive a 10% bonus for any shares they purchase in this offering. For example, if you buy 100 shares of Common Stock at $3.25 / share, you will receive 110 shares of Common Stock, meaning you'll own 110 shares for $325. Fractional shares will not be distributed and share bonuses will be determined by rounding down to the nearest whole share.
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10.02.23
Dear StartEngine Investor,
We are counting down the final hours of our campaign; it ends midnight Pacific Time on October 2nd.
For those who have already invested, thank you for making it a resounding success. We have raised over $1.1 million (as shown on our internal dashboard – the public page lags behind) and are very close to the SEC’s limit for this raise.
If you have been following us but have not yet invested, we are not yet fully subscribed, so press that INVEST button now. Remember, all investors will be invited to participate in our upcoming Beta test program.
Since we won’t be able to reach out to followers on the StartEngine platform after the campaign ends, sign-up for our newsletters and updates here:
https://www.newsapience.com/join-our-community/
And don’t forget to follow us on social media!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2jdieMB-ng0SVHlA99L-pQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/new_sapience/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-sapience/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/newsapience/
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BryantCruse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092246012794
Finally, while all our investors appreciate the sound business fundamentals that make New Sapience a good investment, I have been very impressed by how many of you have reached out to us to express your support of our vision of a better world which our human-centric, inherently safe and sane sapiens can help bring about. We are proud to have you as owners of New Sapience.
Thank you again!
Bryant Cruse
Founder & CEO
P.S. Here is the link to our Investor Q&A session last Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRp6ntNuwtk/
09.29.23
Our final investor Q&A webinar was a blast. The questions from our community were thoughtful and engaging, and the management team enjoyed their say and stay.
Our campaign ends on October 2nd, invest now to lock your spot in our private beta, scheduled for later this year.
Watch the webinar here: https://youtu.be/XRp6ntNuwtk
Join our community: https://www.newsapience.com/join-our-community/
09.28.23
Today at 3:30pm EST, our Founder and CEO Bryant Cruse will be presenting a final Q&A session on Zoom for investors, as well as a bonus section dedicated to our management team.
Send your questions in advance: ir@newsapience.com
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81482656440?pwd=Rjk4MUpWZDRKTlozTUFucjRkazVpQT09/
09.26.23
Our campaign ends on October 2nd but there is still time to invest in our sapiens technology. This Thursday, September 28th at 3:30pm EST, our Founder and CEO Bryant Cruse will be presenting our final live Q&A session on Zoom, with a bonus section dedicated to meeting the management team.
Send your questions in advance to ensure they get answered: ir@newsapience.com
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81482656440?pwd=Rjk4MUpWZDRKTlozTUFucjRkazVpQT09/
See you there!
09.19.23
We’ve been told, with breathless excitement, that any number of recent technologies are game-changers: high-temperature super-conductors, fusion, quantum computers and especially Artificial Intelligence; that they will lead to incalculable abundance, personal immortality, and maybe even a new trans-human species. Or maybe, depending on your point-of-view, the annihilation of the human race.
In this recorded webinar, AI pioneer Bryant Cruse discusses humanity’s future with all the hype removed.
Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VikUfcyQlQo
09.18.23
Our campaign ends on October 2nd but there is still time to invest in our synthetic intelligence technology. This Thursday, our Founder and CEO Bryant Cruse will be presenting a live Q&A session on Zoom.
Thursday, Sept 21, 3:30 PM EST
Some sample questions:
- What is unique about your “sapiens” technology?
- How is sapiens posed to disrupt every industry?
Send your questions in advance to ensure they get answered: ir@newsapience.com
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81482656440?pwd=Rjk4MUpWZDRKTlozTUFucjRkazVpQT09/
09.13.23
How many hours do you spend reading email from people you don’t know, who are trying to sell you things you don’t want?
McKinsey estimates the average professional spends 28% of the workday reading and answering email. This is too much time wasted. But we cannot offload our inboxes to ChatGPT or Bard because, having no knowledge of what words mean, they can’t actually read. They can only process input prompts.
Imagine if there was a digital personal assistant available at your beck and call – day and night, 24/7, 365 days a year – to handle these tasks for you. One that could actually distinguish the important and timely information from the junk that plagues our inboxes and explain it in critical detail. And not just email, but a wide array of tasks that we all would like to offload to digital machines but can’t, because current AI simply has not delivered what was promised. That is, until now.
Our sapiens can do what no other AI can – understand the contextual meaning of language, apply common sense, and more – because it is the only AI that understands what the words actually mean. When (y)our companion sapiens has control interfaces to the digital world that surrounds us, the result will be like something out of science fiction, like J.A.R.V.I.S. the robot butler from the Iron Man films.
Our crowdfunding campaign is nearing its end, scheduled for October 2nd. Right now you can invest in New Sapience on StartEngine and participate in our private beta held later this year. Invest now!
https://www.startengine.com/offering/new-sapience
Source: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/the-social-economy
09.11.23
New Sapience is in the final few weeks of our successful crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine. To date we have raised over $750,000, a significant amount, as our approach to AI does not require supercomputers, vast datasets or expensive datacenters. We have expanded our staff and accelerated our product development. We plan to begin beta testing of our first product before the end of the year.
Our campaign ends on October 2nd but there is still time to invest in our revolutionary technology. Have questions? Over the next three weeks we will be presenting Q&A sessions on Zoom with our Founder and CEO Bryant Cruse.
Thursday, Sept 14, 3:30 PM EST
Thursday, Sept 21, 3:30 PM EST
Thursday, Sept 28, 3:30 PM EST
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81482656440?pwd=Rjk4MUpWZDRKTlozTUFucjRkazVpQT09/
To make sure your questions get addressed, send them in advance to: ir@newsapience.com
09.08.23
They have taken New Sapience 101.
Here is the problem. Most people, before investing in a brand-new, never seen before technology, seek out advice from experts in the field. But we believe that is the worst thing you can do here.
Today there are AI companies and AI experts everywhere – but none of their expertise has any relevance to New Sapience’s invention of Synthetic Knowledge. In fact, our experience is that the more people know about “machine learning,” LLMs, or even traditional Symbolic AI, the more they have to “unlearn” before they can understand our approach.
That’s why we created our online course consisting of 9 video “Ted Talk” style sessions on YouTube. The entire course totals 9.5 hours. A big investment of time but we believe our technology is the on-ramp to Artificial General Intelligence, something that has been called bigger than the Internet, bigger even than fire.
Here is what our investors have been saying about it (these testimonials may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is not a guarantee of future performance or success):
Reinhard S
I am completely fascinated by your videos about your development of the third wave of AI. Your ideas are for me completely reasonable, and I’m very grateful that you have AI so well explained that I have understood what AI means. It does not seem to me exaggerated about the future - not at all! I share the values you describe in the last video of presentation. In our small fashion shop (18 people) we try to live these values also.
@LostHongshan
Love listening to you speak, Bryant. You have a gift with breaking this down to digestible sound bites that we can grasp. Super excited to be an investor in this amazing innovation. Amazing work!
Jonathon D
I've been closely following your work with New Sapience over the past several months now and have researched your websites, patents and watched all 15+ of your videos in their entirety. Needless to say, I'm both fascinated and excited about what you're doing. I previously invested in New Sapience through Start Engine (early on in my research) and am now ready to invest more.
Patrick A
After watching the YouTube videos, I have been absolutely convinced that New Sapience is going to change the world for the better. Wow!! Thank you, Bryant Cruse and the team for a wonderful technology.
Link to the course: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLikFysJB05Pfp4ui7dqJYvCbuIcE5q0TJ/
09.06.23
High-temperature super-conductors, fusion, quantum computers, and especially Artificial Intelligence. These technologies, we are told with breathless excitement, are “game changing” and will lead to incalculable abundance, personal immortality, and maybe even a new trans-human species. Or maybe, depending on your point-of-view, the annihilation of the human race. Join futurist and AI pioneer Bryant Cruse for a frank and open discussion about humanities future with all the hype removed.
Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88297672685?pwd=S01tSytyUHdHLzRlOHZIalhVREswUT09/
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