{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fa16z.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fchris-dixon-tyler-cowen-on-crypto-ai-and-philosophy-a396Z_G_","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Chris Dixon & Tyler Cowen on Crypto, AI, and Philosophy","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/0d97354a-306b-45f5-bf26-a8d81eef47ec/ed2664df-9371-438e-8baf-dd2ee0fdde87/thea16zshow-podcastcoverart-3000x3000.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/a6e92bb2-c730-421a-87d4-243502536002\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Chris Dixon &amp; Tyler Cowen on Crypto, AI, and Philosophy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"In this episode, general partner Chris Dixon joins economist and author Tyler Cowen to explore the themes behind Chris’s book, Read, Write, Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet.\n\nThey trace the internet’s evolution from open, decentralized beginnings to today’s consolidated platforms—and ask: how can we build something better? From stablecoins, tokenized payments, and open blockchains to AI's impact on coding, media, and politics, this wide-ranging conversation dives deep into how technologies like crypto and AI could help redistribute power online and reshape the future of ownership and innovation.\n\nThe two also debate:\n\nWhether banks and legacy institutions will adopt stablecoins\nThe long-term role of NFTs and digital property rights\nHow AI might rewrite venture capital, education, and economic planning\nWhether we're heading toward a creative renaissance—or a world of AI-generated monoculture\n\nListen to similar conversations, listen to web3 with a16z: https://web3-with-a16z.simplecast.com/\n"}