Chris Dixon & Tyler Cowen on Crypto, AI, and Philosophy
The a16z Show23 Jun 2025

Chris Dixon & Tyler Cowen on Crypto, AI, and Philosophy

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.

They 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.

The two also debate:

  • Whether banks and legacy institutions will adopt stablecoins
  • The long-term role of NFTs and digital property rights
  • How AI might rewrite venture capital, education, and economic planning
  • Whether we're heading toward a creative renaissance—or a world of AI-generated monoculture

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