Cyan Banister

I donate money to the UCLA amicus brief clinic down in LA, and I'm very, very, very drawn to that cause. And so a lot of the philanthropy that I do in the first place is around the First Amendment. So if I had a trillion dollars, it would be to go after Hollywood. The next thing would be create a school of comedy where we train the next generation of comedians.

I donate money to the UCLA amicus brief clinic down in LA, and I'm very, very, very drawn to that cause. And so a lot of the philanthropy that I do in the first place is around the First Amendment. So if I had a trillion dollars, it would be to go after Hollywood. The next thing would be create a school of comedy where we train the next generation of comedians.

Because I think that what the world needs more of is laughter. Because this is how we let out steam about what's going on in the world. We're all too sensitive right now. Everything is offensive. We got to stop being so concerned about the words that people are saying and learn to think for ourselves instead. Figure out what our inner voice is, our true north is.

Because I think that what the world needs more of is laughter. Because this is how we let out steam about what's going on in the world. We're all too sensitive right now. Everything is offensive. We got to stop being so concerned about the words that people are saying and learn to think for ourselves instead. Figure out what our inner voice is, our true north is.

And then it doesn't matter what people say. It shouldn't even hurt you. I would say that a trillion dollars is a lot of dollars.

And then it doesn't matter what people say. It shouldn't even hurt you. I would say that a trillion dollars is a lot of dollars.

Yeah. I mean, I probably would try to work on legalization of mind-expanding substances, MDMA, psilocybin, et cetera, probably put more money to work behind that. I probably would try to work on incarceration rates, people that are in prison for causes that cause no harm to anybody, to free those people. I probably would plow a majority of it back into startups and

Yeah. I mean, I probably would try to work on legalization of mind-expanding substances, MDMA, psilocybin, et cetera, probably put more money to work behind that. I probably would try to work on incarceration rates, people that are in prison for causes that cause no harm to anybody, to free those people. I probably would plow a majority of it back into startups and

Gen Z and Gen Alpha are incredibly freaked out right now about AI. Rightfully so. A lot of them are going to school and wondering why they should even bother. We're not paying attention to that despair. They're like, why am I learning these things when I can just go to chat GPT and ask this question or create a report with chat GPT that's good enough?

Gen Z and Gen Alpha are incredibly freaked out right now about AI. Rightfully so. A lot of them are going to school and wondering why they should even bother. We're not paying attention to that despair. They're like, why am I learning these things when I can just go to chat GPT and ask this question or create a report with chat GPT that's good enough?

Or why am I learning how to code when there's copilot or these things that are just going to generate code and create apps just because someone dreams of it? Like, why am I learning the intricacies of how all this works?

Or why am I learning how to code when there's copilot or these things that are just going to generate code and create apps just because someone dreams of it? Like, why am I learning the intricacies of how all this works?

And so one of the things I'm deeply thinking about my dispatch from the future is how do we create a world where people understand nothing is going to be more valuable than what's created by human hands in the future. So in a world where everything is quick, cheap, and flawless, the things that are flawed have value. So I don't know if you've ever read the book, The Diamond Age.

And so one of the things I'm deeply thinking about my dispatch from the future is how do we create a world where people understand nothing is going to be more valuable than what's created by human hands in the future. So in a world where everything is quick, cheap, and flawless, the things that are flawed have value. So I don't know if you've ever read the book, The Diamond Age.

Yeah, exactly. So we're heading into the diamond age. Borders of countries are being questioned. Democracy itself is being questioned. Do we create files of societies through crypto where people subscribe to a certain type of living like the Victorians did in diamond age? And do we have material matter printers that print everything we need on demand?

Yeah, exactly. So we're heading into the diamond age. Borders of countries are being questioned. Democracy itself is being questioned. Do we create files of societies through crypto where people subscribe to a certain type of living like the Victorians did in diamond age? And do we have material matter printers that print everything we need on demand?

If everybody has most of what their needs are met, what's left and what's left is artisanship. And so I think we're moving into a great age of artistry like has never been seen before. And the big argument that's coming is whether or not AI created art is really art. I argue that it is. I argue that an idea that someone had in their mind that they didn't have a paintbrush to bring to life

If everybody has most of what their needs are met, what's left and what's left is artisanship. And so I think we're moving into a great age of artistry like has never been seen before. And the big argument that's coming is whether or not AI created art is really art. I argue that it is. I argue that an idea that someone had in their mind that they didn't have a paintbrush to bring to life

Now they have that paintbrush. Now they can take that idea and synthesize it into something that people can see and express themselves in ways they never were able to in the past. Now, did they not spend 10,000 hours honing that craft? For sure. But does it make them not an artist? No. So my dispatch from the future definitely is going to be around painting.

Now they have that paintbrush. Now they can take that idea and synthesize it into something that people can see and express themselves in ways they never were able to in the past. Now, did they not spend 10,000 hours honing that craft? For sure. But does it make them not an artist? No. So my dispatch from the future definitely is going to be around painting.