Hi, I'm Joseph Low 👋

I used to be good at introductions. Lately, it’s been harder. The usual labels don’t quite fit.

One I’ve been trying on is community gardener. Not manicured, soulless gardens, but ones full of life and surprises. I like to imagine you and I planting seeds in physical and digital spaces that might grow into meaningful, lasting communities.

I’ve been gardening my whole life, but recently learnt some of the seeds I planted were actually weeds. Even now, I’m not sure if the ones I’m planting will be welcomed or pulled out. Still, I keep planting because maybe something unexpected will take root.

This site is where I share what I’m growing. If you’re curious about anything or found something meaningful, feel free to contact me on telegram @jolow.

Currently: I’m figuring out how to build a career that I find personally meaningful

I run the research fellowship programme at DAOstar

I am building AI agents to run a community bank

I am figuring out how to build AI to help with community building in an unproblematic way

I am exploring the fields of computational social choice and trying to gain more experience with research

Research: My research is on the intersection of DAOs, AI and Community.

I wrote a paper on the State of Public AI in Singapore

I wrote a paper on the State of DAOs in Singapore

I gave a talk at Devcon and organized the DAO Asia Summit

I completed my master's thesis proposing an ontology of community

Events: I am involved in a range of communities and try to actively contribute wherever I can.

I organized the DAO Asia Summit with Digital Asia Hub and Pagoda

I hosted an event about the commodification of community with Strangerconvos

Projects: Most of my projects have been in the web3 space.

I experimented with Contract Secured Revenue with csrDAO

I won ETHDenver 2023 with a public goods funding protocol

I built the first DEX for security tokens on Polymesh