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Balaji Srinivasan

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The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So the thing is, we have to understand that this zombie of NYT is getting back up off the mat, that they are getting traction again, that they are going to, especially with this war, in my view, it's given them a sword.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

They're going to be attacking all of us.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

They're going to be yelling at tech guys.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

They're going to be calling us all kinds of names, whether you were for the war or not, right?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

And so post this on screen, this thing that I just posted.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So you can come back to this post.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So the issue we'll need to address with cryptography and AI is some people have started linking to legacy media news sites simply because the URL has a built-in form of validation in it and they can't tell what's true on a social media that's just optimized for views.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Right?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

So that's why I said the SQL to go direct is prove correct.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

We must prove correct, not simply go direct.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Yes, put out your own opinion, but prove the facts, okay?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

And how do we prove the facts?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Cryptography, mathematics.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

That's a property of all human beings, not some New York media corporation.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Okay.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

People don't have to trust the tech zillionaires.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

They don't have to trust us because they don't have to trust us.

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

They can just look at it on chain, right?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

And so we turn crypto and cryptography, just like there's cryptocurrency, we call this crypto information, right?

The a16z Show
Balaji Srinivasan: Prove Correct, Not Just Go Direct

Information is built in verification and validation.