A16z talks about the United States: The Biden administration manipulates the media to suppress AI innovation, the Trump phenomenon changes the worldview

Tech venture a16z founder Marc Andreessen recently shared his profound insights on the post-election chaos in the United States, AI technology, the development of blockchain, and the phenomenon of social division. From the 'major turning point' in the US election to the Biden administration's intervention in technological innovation, he humorously criticizes the contradictions and future direction of modern society.

The major turning point on Election Day, a series of Trump's threats events are like a conspiracy.

At the beginning, Andreessen expressed that the election results gave him a rare sense of hope, but at the same time, he also believed that there were two key events in the past 9 months that caused a major turning point in the United States.

"The first is Trump's attempted assassination, and the second is US election day." He believes that if Trump is really killed that day, the world could fall into total chaos. He also mentioned that after the Trump assassination, there was no press conference at all.

In 2020, there was also the Trump intimidation incident involving the mailing of poison (ricin), which was intercepted but had no poison detection report, and there was no follow-up news. Andreessen said, 'It seems like someone deliberately wants to hide the truth.'

Government Manipulates Media, Academic Institutions Serve as Puppet Masters

When it comes to the U.S. election, Andreessen bluntly stated that voting is effective, but there is a lot of cooperation between the government and social media to suppress the circulation of certain important information, similar to the incident revealed by Musk's Twitter file before.

Andreessen also revealed that these 'using a borrowed knife to kill' behaviors are not limited to Twitter. The government even sponsors some famous academic institutions, such as Stanford and Harvard, and then these academic institutions exert pressure on social platforms to delete content that violates the government's position.

(Musk: acquisition defends freedom of speech on Twitter, Trump's defeat will make the United States lose democracy)

In today's society where emotions run wild, cancel culture is rampant

When it comes to emotional issues in modern society in the internet age, Andreessen used a vivid term, emotional incontinence, to describe the proliferation of speech on social media. Andreessen said, 'The culture of the past 10 years feels like a collective nightmare, with all kinds of cancel culture and emotional attacks, which is not at all the way a normal society should operate.'

(Note: Cancel Culture refers to the public's use of social media to boycott and suppress individuals whose speech or behavior is deemed inconsistent with mainstream values or inappropriate, thereby depriving them of their right to speak in the public sphere.)

"Deprivation of banking rights" soft authoritarianism of the government

When it comes to government control, Andreessen revealed the shocking phenomenon of debanking, which refers to the government depriving specific individuals or businesses of Financial Service through the banking system for 'political reasons'.

Andreessen mentioned that their employees were kicked out of the account by the bank just because their job titles contained the word 'Cryptocurrency'. Andreessen believes that this is a form of soft totalitarianism, where the government does not directly control, but instead pressures companies to act as its agents, and this phenomenon is particularly common in the crypto world.

(Ripple CEO criticizes US pressure on the encryption industry, personal account terminated cooperation with Citibank)

Deepfake technology and the future information war, Block chain is the solution

When it comes to the future of AI and deepfake technology, Andreessen believes that future political elections will face greater challenges, and he also proposes a solution. He suggests that all future public content should be verified for authenticity through Blockchain, using Blockchain technology to record the source authenticity and publication time of each statement.

Not only can the Block chain be used to prevent tampering, it can also significantly reduce the circulation of fake news. He added that when technology advances to the point where we cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood, the only solution is to only trust the content verified by encryption.

The possibility of AI governance, a future where logic is paramount

The host raised the issue of 'AI governing the country'. Andreessen believes that for complex issues such as military command and energy policy, AI can provide rational and balanced solutions. The logicality of AI may replace the emotional decisions made by human leaders. Andreessen also revealed that in the future, in the event of a war, AI-operated drones will dominate the entire battlefield.

Biden administration suppresses AI technology innovation, calling for 'not wasting time on entrepreneurship'.

Then the topic shifted to the government's attitude towards AI technology innovation. Andreessen directly stated that the Biden administration is attempting to control AI through strict regulations. He described this phenomenon as being 'regulatory captive,' indicating that the government directly stipulates that only a few large companies can participate in AI development, while startups are excluded.

Andreessen, for example, mentioned that the Biden administration directly called out to AI entrepreneurs: 'Don't waste time starting a business, because we will not allow it to happen.' He added that such a regulatory model not only stifles innovation, but may also turn AI into a government surveillance tool. 'Assuming AI is controlled like social media, it would definitely cause 01928374656574839201 times the disaster,' he lamented.

Mexican immigrants love Trump, a dinner that changes their worldview

Andreessen shared a special experience after Trump's election in 2016. He and his frens were having a meal in a restaurant, and the atmosphere was as gloomy as a funeral. At this moment, a young Mexican waiter broke the silence and said, 'You all got it wrong. My dad loves Trump.'

The waiter said his father, a Mexican immigrant who legally became a U.S. citizen 30 years ago, now wears a MAGA hat while trimming the lawn. His father's support for Trump comes from a belief in 'fairness in the system,' thinking that Trump defends legal immigrants and opposes 'cutting in line' and criminals entering the country's system. Marc said, 'That dinner completely changed my perspective and made me rethink the divisions in America.'

The United States is politically and socially divided, but Andreessen remains optimistic about the future.

Andreessen pointed out that the current situation is due to political division. He added that the Democratic Party used to be the spokesperson for the working class, but now it has become an alliance of elites and the lower class. He believes that the Republican Party has successfully attracted a more diverse working class during the Trump era, including African Americans, Latinos, and young people. This is a significant change in the political landscape of the United States.

The host also gave examples, even the California election map is changing. In the past, it was mostly blue (Democratic Party), but now there are large areas that have turned red (Republican Party). In conclusion, the topics discussed in this interview involve many contradictions and crises, but Andreessen remains optimistic about the future. He believes that as long as the United States can find the right direction, we, the people, still have the ability to change the status quo.

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