a16z crypto advocates for the integration of AI and Blockchain to achieve user ownership and innovation

The cryptocurrency division a16z crypto of Andreessen Horowitz stated in a report that Blockchain can guide artificial intelligence towards user ownership and open standards.

The paper argues that core context and "agent passports" should be stored in self-custody wallets, allowing for instant access to preference settings for any large language model interface without the need for retraining.

The blockchain-based identity layer will allow agents to carry verifiable ownership, capabilities, and payment detail records across email, Slack, and other platforms. Meanwhile, with the surge of generative models, identity verification systems like World ID from World Chain can help filter out bots.

In the field of computing, the report advocates for a decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) network that aggregates idle GPUs and energy, transforming gaming PCs and unused data center capacity into a permissionless market while reducing reliance on a few cloud service providers.

The "synchronization layer" on the blockchain will keep the AI-generated codebase consistent. Developers will share standards encapsulated in tokenized protocols, receiving automatic rewards after patching vulnerabilities, and each connected application can inherit the fixes without manual updates.

The document also emphasizes the importance of micropayments, envisioning nano-level transactions on low-fee chains, allocating each purchase to data sources and AI, and querying before recommending products.

The same track can negotiate access permissions for web crawlers. Robots will deposit tokens and pay a metering fee to the website "bouncer" contract, while verified humans can browse for free.

An immutable ledger can track which segments trained which models and return rewards to the publishers.

Source: CryptoSlate