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On the premise and the promise of prediction markets, which hit the main stage with the most recent election -- what worked (and didn't) this time? We tease apart the hype from the reality of prediction markets, but also go more deeply into the how, why, and where these markets work; the design challenges and opportunities (including implications for builders) of these and other information aggregation mechanisms; and more. Where do (and don't) blockchain and crypto technologies come in? What are some of the most interesting applications, both immediate -- like for corporate decisions or scientific replication -- and in the near to distant future, across trends like AI, DeSci, futarchy/ governance, and more?
What can you do when experts can't be trusted? Draw lots.
This episode examines the ancient practice of "sortition," which delegates decision-making power to random members of the public. Sometimes called "government by lottery," sortition is undergoing a revival today as tech companies (like...
Published 11/02/24
a16z cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz explore an unusual intersection of AI and crypto: the sudden rise of a strange memecoin bolstered by a meme-loving, bitcoin-wielding LLM.
Published 10/26/24