Renowned AI expert Ben Goertzel spent his formative years in a hippie commune in Oregon amidst the Vietnam War era. Influenced by science fiction, he envisioned an ideal, logical world that surpassed the America of the 1970s. Ben has devoted his career to creating OpenCog, a program that simulates human cognition. Should Ben’s creation succeed, OpenCog could evolve into a general intelligence akin to a human. However, for OpenCog to function effectively, it requires a physical form.