The Meta $14 Billion Deal Signal: AI, Data and Web3.0 Investment Fontier
As AI reshapes every industry, the recent $14 billion partnership between Meta and Scale AI has sent a clear signal to the world: data is the new frontier, and the battle for control over it is only beginning.
Companies like Scale AI have built billion-dollar empires by outsourcing data labeling from the Global South, only to feed that data into centralized AI models owned in the Global North. This is a clear example of digital colonization: communities contribute data, labor, and language, but receive no ownership, recognition, or lasting value in return.
How can Web3.0 and AI reshape power, ownership, and opportunity in the digital age for global majority?
Event Objectives
Reflect on key takeaways from the 20th Annual United Nations IGF meeting, particularly around AI and digital governance
Present the emerging community-driven narrative of AI and Web3 — beyond Big Tech
Showcase how tools like LanguageDAO, data wallets, and LingoCrowd empower underrepresented communities
Foster cross-sector dialogue on ethical, multilingual, and inclusive digital futures
Invite partners to join LingoAI’s global movement
Who Should Attend
Web3.0 founders, builders & protocol teams
AI researchers, start-up leaders and data ethicists
Impact investors and VCs
UN IGF participants, digital governance advocates
Language activists, community leaders
Partners from academia, civil society & local ecosystems
Key Topics to Explore
Reclaiming Data: How Web3 enables data ownership at the individual and community level
Inclusive AI: On-device small language model for low-resource languages and local relevance
Token Incentives: Making data contribution economically viable and equitable for the Global Majority
Investor Perspective: What Will Win in the AI x Web3 Race?
Agenda
6:00–6:35 PM - Registration & Networking (Light refreshments)
6:35–6:40 PM: Welcome Remarks By LingoAI
6:40-6:50 PM: Intro by BGA and Bybit, Claudia, head of marketing of Bybit.
6:50–7:00 PM: Keynote: "The New Narrative of Web3.0 and AI" by LingoAI - Speaker: Una Wang
7:00–7:30 PM: Panel Discussion: “What will power the digital world and the next market boom?”
Mod: Kamyar, PIC of CryptoArk of Bybit
Panelists:
Gustavo Montero, Founder & Chairman of Carter Capital
Henry Wang, Founding Members of Singapore IGF and Co-founder of LingoAI
Claudia, Head of Marketing, Bybit
Una Wang, Founder and CEO of LingoAI
7:30–9:00 PM: Networking
Organizers
LingoAI: A global platform building decentralized language intelligence infrastructure, empowering multilingual AI through ethical data collection, LanguageDAOs, and community incentives. Website: https://lingoai.io/
Co-host:
Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA): BGA harnesses the transformative power of blockchain technology to tackle some of the most critical challenges facing societies and the world at large today. As a dynamic and collaborative hub, BGA unites a diverse network of stakeholders to drive innovation and implement blockchain-based solutions that contribute to social good. https://chainforgood.org/
Bybit: Over 40 million users worldwide, becoming the world's second-largest crypto exchange. Launched Bybit Web3 and onboarded 10 million users to Bybit Wallet. https://www.bybit.com/
Singapore Internet Governance Forum: Singapore National Entity formally approved by the United Nations IGF, January 2025, SG IGF is creating a safe, inclusive, and innovative SMART nation to inspire all residents of Singapore and beyond. https://singaporeigf.sg/