Ben Horowitz: What Founders Must Know About AI and Crypto

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🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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This week on the a16z Podcast, we're sharing a feed drop from Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, featuring a wide-ranging conversation with a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz. Artificial intelligence isn't just a tool — it's a tectonic shift. In this episode, Ben joins Tom to break down what AI really is (and isn't), where it's taking us, and why it matters. They dive into the historical parallels, the looming policy battles, and how innovation cycles have always created — not destroyed — opportunity. From the future of work and education to the global AI race and the role of blockchain in preserving trust, Ben shares hard-won insights from decades at the forefront of technological disruption. It's a masterclass in long-term thinking for anyone building, investing, or navigating what's coming next.

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0:00.0	Today, we're doing something a little different.
0:03.5	We're dropping an episode from Impact Theory, a show hosted by Tom Bill You, featuring a conversation with Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andresen Horowitz.
0:12.0	Ben rarely does interviews like this, and in this one, he goes deep on AI, on power, on the future of work, and what it really means to be a human in a world of intelligent machines.
0:21.7	He breaks down why AI is not life, not consciousness, but something else entirely.
0:26.0	Why blockchain is critical to preserving trust and truth in the age of deepfakes.
0:30.1	Why distribution may matter more than code.
0:32.6	And why history tells us this isn't the end of jobs, but the beginning of something new.
0:36.9	Let's get into it.
0:40.3	This information is for educational purposes only and is not a recommendation to buy, hold,
0:44.9	or sell any investment or financial product. This podcast has been produced by a third party
0:49.2	and may include pay promotional advertisements, other company references, and individuals
0:53.4	unaffiliated with A16Z. Such advertisements, companies, and individuals unaffiliated with
0:54.2	A16Z.
0:55.2	Such advertisements, companies, and individuals are not endorsed by AH Capital Management LLC,
1:00.5	A16Z, or any of its affiliates.
1:02.8	Information is from sources deemed reliable on the date of publication, but A16Z does not
1:07.2	guarantee its accuracy.
1:11.6	Revolutions don't always come with banners and protests.
1:14.6	Sometimes the only shots fired are snippets of code.
1:18.6	This is one of those moments.
1:20.6	AI is the most disruptive force in history,
1:24.6	and it's no longer a distant possibility.
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