According to ChainCatcher, ai16z partner Shaw posted on social media, "What you actually bought is a token that the creator deliberately named after us to deceive you.

It deceives our own partner developers into thinking that this is our partner's token. Many people came to our Discord to talk about 'ai16zeliza' without realizing that it is not ours.

I didn't call that token a scam, it was out of goodwill. I will respect the airdrop of your scam token because I said I would do it, but the behavior of many of you really doesn't deserve it."