Trends for 2025 (part 2): AI x Crypto - From Agents in Games & DePIN to Proof of Personhood and More

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🗓️ 21 December 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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We cover some of our big ideas for 2025 -- all focused on AI x crypto -- in this episode, spanning the trends of agents, DePIN, proof of unique personhood, decentralized autonomous chatbots, and more. Check out part 1 for more trends: stablecoins, app stores, infrastructure and UX, and others.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Web 3 with A6 and Z.
0:06.3	I'm Sonal, and Robert and I are excited to bring you another of our two special end-of-year episodes, which also look ahead to 2025.
0:13.7	Because we're covering our annual big ideas, which includes some tech trends individual team members are excited about, and you can check out the full list at
0:20.9	A6NZ Crypto.com slash big ideas. This episode is part two of two, but you don't have to
0:26.4	listen to them in any particular order covering the intersection of crypto and AI, from agents that have
0:32.1	their own crypto wallets and also AI agents in D-PIN or decentralized physical infrastructure
0:37.2	like energy grids,
0:38.6	to proof of personhood and why having a unique ID matters
0:41.6	in a world of deep fakes, bots, scams, and more,
0:44.4	thanks to proliferating AI.
0:46.2	And finally, moving beyond agents
0:48.2	to decentralized, truly autonomous chatbots.
0:51.5	Our guests for each of these are Kara Wu, Eddie Lazaran, and Daniel, aka
0:55.9	Karma. But first, Robert and I begin with some meta-commentary on the theme, and be sure to also
1:01.5	check out our other Big Ideas episode, which covers other trends from stablecoins to app store
1:06.0	distribution to infrastructure and more. As a reminder, none of the following is investment, business,
1:11.0	legal, or tax advice. Please see A6inze.com slash disclosures for more important information,
1:16.3	including a link to a list of our investments. Okay. Okay, so what would you say are the
1:22.6	interesting themes on the AI side? Yeah, AI and crypto was a big theme this year. A bunch of people talked about it.
1:29.7	And the thing that I really found intriguing about this set of big ideas is, okay, people talk about
1:38.7	like artificial general intelligence, when are we going to get there? When is it going to qualify?
1:43.7	You know, when is the stuff going to be smarter than people? When is the singularity going to get there? When is it going to qualify? When is the stuff
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