Innovators

Innovators are the driving force behind the development and refinement of algorithmic solutions to address the platform’s challenges. These individuals, including scientists, researchers, coding enthusiasts and code optimizers, collaborate in an open research and development environment to create and enhance computational methods, accelerating scientific progress and enriching the intellectual property managed by TIG.

• Academic researchers: Professors, postdocs, and grad students in CS, math, physics, and engineering with skills to develop innovative algorithms.

• Research institutions: Skilled researchers at labs, centres, and think tanks using TIG to advance work and collaborate.

• Open-source communities: Members focused on scientific computing or ML, valuing collaboration and sharing, aligning with TIG.

• Students and hobbyists: Aspiring individuals participating in TIG to learn, grow, and showcase skills.

• Technology companies: Employees at software, hardware, or AI companies with expertise to create and optimize methods.

• Independent developers and consultants: Freelancers with algorithm design and optimization experience contributing to TIG.

TIG rewards Innovators for their contributions with tokens, which reflect the value and adoption of their work. As they submit new algorithms or optimized implementations, Innovators earn tokens based on the percentage of solutions found using their submissions by Benchmarkers, who are incentivized to use the most efficient implementations.

The unique reward system in TIG encourages Innovators to strive for significant advancements. The Innovation Game creates a virtuous cycle, where the value of the TIG repository grows with each contribution made by Innovators. As more advanced and efficient algorithms are added, the potential for scientific discovery and real-world application increases, attracting more Innovators, Benchmarkers, and investors to the ecosystem.

To ensure sustainability and fairness, TIG has implemented mechanisms such as making methods available to all Benchmarkers, requiring Innovators to grant exploitation rights to the TIG Foundation, and introducing an “antitrust mechanism” to prevent centralization and maintain a competitive environment.

In summary, Innovators play a vital role in shaping the future of computational problem-solving and scientific discovery within The Innovation Game. By contributing their algorithmic solutions and collaborating with others, they accelerate scientific progress and have the opportunity to be rewarded for their efforts through the platform’s unique token-based system.

To read more about Innovators and how their rewards are calculated, head over to the Innovators Tech Overview page.