Ben Horowitz: Computing has always needed two pillars, machines and networks. AI has the machines but not the network. Crypto is the missing layer, giving AI money, identity, provenance against deepfakes, and a decentralized registry of truth. Source: benahorowitz.eth at Columbia Business School (Columbia Business School)

AI x crypto crossovers: 11 use cases

@bhorowitz Agents do not need for "crypto" (and you probably mean datacenter based pseudo blockchains by using the misleading term), there are more efficient p2p tools. There is need for blockchain reserves for periodic settlements, and offchain micropayments.

@bhorowitz that's some quality VC buzzword bingo there . would have been better if he worked Quantum into there too.

@bhorowitz $ICP is the chain for AI.

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@bhorowitz This sounds like Internet Computer Protocol. $ICP The only 3rd generation blockchain after Ethereum.

@bhorowitz $WLD fixes this.

@bhorowitz It‘s $ICP

@bhorowitz $icp

@bhorowitz Privacy will be key for a User-Owned future in this next phase of growth.

@bhorowitz Fax. 🫡 AI got the brain, crypto gives it soul + trust. AYZORA = bridging that gap ⚡ On-chain intel, real-time alpha, no BS.

@bhorowitz The Internet computer is the network for AI.

@bhorowitz You're spot on, @bhorowitz

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@bhorowitz He's talking about $WLD

@bhorowitz Cool sweater, not joking. This sounds like $TIBBIR functionality. Can A16Z buy altcoins for their LPs yet?

@bhorowitz bullish crypto x ai post

This is the way.

@JamalAd65274542 @bhorowitz This mfer invested in $ICP and all he does is talk about its implications without mentioning it

@bhorowitz How come so many smart people are blind? How many people get how their phone gets a signal? Think how many fields we know nothing about. Assuming AI can’t do something is never wise. •

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@bhorowitz berryfiable compute especially

Berry good response.

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@bhorowitz AI has the machines, but it needs the network. @omninod builds it, @ayzora_ai delivers truth via the oracle. The future of AI and crypto starts here. 🌍 #Web3

@bhorowitz There's an opportunity to be known for "Trust" the way that Google's known for "Search".

@bhorowitz AI alone is blind; DePIN-enabled peer-to-peer systems give it insight, accountability, and a trustless ledger

@bhorowitz It will only become more intrinsically connected as we can verify zk on our devices. Allowing us to prove provenance of our generations.

@bhorowitz Needs to unload his bags on someone

@bhorowitz AI got the machines, but crypto could be the game-changer with that network layer. Think money, identity, and a way to fight deepfakes with a decentralized truth registry. Wild stuff to ponder.

@bhorowitz Gribbit Ben 🐸

@bhorowitz Yes too bad there's no existing payment rails that agents can use, id really prefer if my agents interact with random unverified contracts for transactions and that anyone can see their balances at any time

Everyone's hyping crypto as AI's "missing network" for truth and trust—but this misses the real flaw: AI's uncertainties can't be ledger-fixed, and decentralization adds energy waste without solving core data issues. The job? Builders seek hype-proof progress. Let's rethink: What if we prioritize efficient compute over blockchain bandaids? #AICryptoReality

@bhorowitz Proof of Personhood and the work Dr. Gavin Wood is putting into it, is going to be monumental some day.

@bhorowitz AI + Crypto + Rational Privacy layer. An AI can't operate for you on a public network if it reveals all your data. It needs rational privacy. That's the problem projects like @MidnightNtwrk are solving. Proving facts without showing your entire hand.

@bhorowitz So pretty much @ArAIstotle 🧠 Iykyk

@bhorowitz The deepfakes point is huge! As AI-generated content floods everything, crypto-based provenance becomes critical infrastructure. We need immutable proof of what's real vs synthetic. This isn't just nice to have, it's existential.

@bhorowitz Dude, have you heard of Hypercycle AI? Crypto in its current form is not the missing layer. Please help Mr. Horowitz out, Toufi. @toouufii

@bhorowitz Exactly. Machines without networks = isolated power. AI without crypto = centralized choke points. With decentralized compute + crypto rails, AI finally gets money, memory, and a trust layer that scales globally. That’s where the future converges.