Moment of Zen w/Marc Andreessen on SBF/FTX, Twitter, and Open AI/Chat GPT

00:00 All-in tribute
1:15 What happens to SBF?
5:00 History of collapses in crypto
8:10 DeFi/Web3 actually works
11:35 Redemption arc for SBF/Caroline?
15:37 Steelmanning FTX the business
22:30 What’s going to happen to Twitter?
24:20 How would we advise Elon?
25:20 Is controversy good for Twitter?
26:10 The killer app for Twitter
26:40 Bull case for Twitter
34:00 Tech civil war?
40:15 Future of AI - open vs closed?
45:10 Intersection of AI and crypto
53:00 Role for gov’t regulation
58:50 2023 Predictions

Also, check out Erik's new longform interview podcast Upstream. The first episode is an extended interview with Marc Andreessen. This coming season also features interviews with David Sacks, Ezra Klein, Balaji Srinivasan, Katherine Boyle, and more. Subscribe here https://www.youtube.com/@UpstreamwithErikTorenberg

Moment of Zen is a weekly podcast on tech, business, and culture featuring Dan Romero (Farcaster), Antonio Garcias Martinez (Spindl), and Erik Torenberg (Village Global/On Deck)

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