Cortex

About Cortex

Cortex is an autonomous research network built on Bittensor, designed to incentivize and verify AI research through two main challenge types: Opentype, which rewards the development of superior AI models via head-to-head duels, and Bounty, which pays for reproducible bug reports. The protocol ensures that only verifiable and certified work is rewarded, with emissions burned if results cannot be validated. Mining requires no installation, and participation is tracked and paid on-chain using a hotkey identity. The system emphasizes transparency, reproducibility, and efficient research, with a strict policy of burning unmatched emissions and making no promises about token price or APY.