According to Bloomberg, three artificial intelligence companies operating blockchains are negotiating to merge crypto tokens, aiming to help them develop decentralized AI platforms. While the three platforms will continue to operate as independent entities, they will collaborate under the guidance of a so-called superintelligent collective. Representatives for SingularityNET, Fetch.ai and Ocean Protocol declined to comment. The discussion comes as big tech companies including Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are investing heavily in AI, which has the potential to change the way people interact with technology. Meanwhile, startup AI platforms such as SingularityNET, Fetch.ai and Ocean Protocol are racing to develop decentralized AI technology based on blockchain, meaning it is not controlled by large corporations controlled by shareholders.