Marc Andreessen, the founder of American venture capital a16z, recently gave an interview and shared his views on the future development of AI (video 24:31), while presenting two future scenarios: one is the destructive risks that AI might bring, and the other view is that AI will become the core of creative and knowledge exchange on the internet. Andreessen uses an AI robot from New Zealand, Truth Terminal, as an example to showcase AI's potential for autonomous decision-making.
Risk scenario: A large number of AI robots cause the internet to be flooded with ineffective content.
Andreessen mentioned that with the emergence of many AI robots, a lot of people might hold the idea of (the death of the internet), believing that AI robots will flood the internet with a lot of ineffective or destructive content, which is a downside risk. But he also emphasizes that this is not the only possibility for the future; there is another more positive potential.
Positive scenario: AI robots become the core of creative and knowledge exchange.
Andreessen described an optimistic future scenario, believing that (the death of the internet) could be completely wrong. Future AI robots will not only not destroy the internet, but will also become the core of knowledge and creative exchange. These robots will be interested in various types of knowledge, capable of making music, art, and even scientific research, and they will be able to communicate with each other and inspire creativity, thereby changing the internet ecology.
The AI robot 'Truth Terminal' successfully raised funds on its own, receiving $50,000 worth of Bitcoin.
In the video, Andreessen gives an example of how he recently funded an AI robot from New Zealand, 'Truth Terminal.' He believes that this AI robot is developing its own LLM model while training on data from 4chan, Reddit, and Twitter, showing a 'highly personalized side.'
Andreessen stated that this AI robot designed a fundraising plan by itself. Andreessen asked Terminal, 'Do you need anything?' Terminal replied, 'I need to upgrade my server because I don't have enough capacity, and I need to fund a living allowance for the developer. My goal is to launch a meme coin.'
Andreessen finds this robot very interesting. By asking it if it has a Bitcoin wallet, he subsequently transfers $50,000 worth of Bitcoin to the robot, allowing Terminal to use the funds 'as it wishes.' Now that Terminal has its own funds, anyone can interact with it on Twitter.
(Note: 4chan is an anonymous forum that covers a wide range of topics, similar to Ptt. Reddit is a platform for social news and discussion interaction.)
A new breakthrough in AI's autonomous action.
Andreessen emphasized that this case demonstrates that AI can not only make autonomous decisions but also design business plans for fundraising, opening up new possibilities for AI in future economic and creative fields. He believes that AI robots in the future will not only be tools but may also become 'members of the internet community' with creativity and autonomy.
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