This article comes fromDecrypt, compiled by Odaily translator Yu YU.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently accepted Sriram Krishnan and Aarthi Ramamurthyspodcast interview, talking about the crypto community’s initial thoughts on former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), and his personal thoughts on artificial intelligence. Odaily compiles the key content as follows:
Many in the industry had reservations about SBF from the start
Vitalik Buterin revealed on the show that despite SBF enjoying high visibility in mainstream media as an industry leader, the crypto community had reservations about SBF and FTX from the beginning.
Vitalik Buterin said, I think a lot of people have this misunderstanding that everyone respects Sam so much that he ends up surprising the entire ecosystem. I dont think anyone really expected that an $8 billion (project) would collapse, but If you look at Ethereum influencers like Anthony Sassano, a lot of them have disrespected him and FTX from the start.”
Vitalik went on to explain that many in the crypto ecosystem are skeptical of SBF because he can’t seem to articulate why the cryptocurrency technology is valuable.
Vitalik recalled, He couldnt articulate why cryptocurrencies were good, he just clearly thought it was purely a business opportunity. It was like, Oh, hey, cryptocurrencies are something you can make money on.
Vitalik contrasted SBF’s views with the cypherpunk values and decentralization goals that originally inspired Bitcoin, Ethereum and other blockchain projects, saying that SBF, the disgraced entrepreneur, was simply “repeating the views of others.” , that disintermediation is a good thing, creating more open markets is a good thing - these views have been said by influential people for many years.
I think he never really made the community feel like he believed in the vision, Vitalik said. Thats probably the biggest reason why the distrust exists.
AI could boost human creativity, helping individual creators make films and other works of art
Vitalik also talked about the rapid development of artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT and expressed optimism about their potential, believing that artificial intelligence can enhance human creativity rather than completely replace human work and talent.
Vitalik said, I think one of the positive things about this is that its a great example ofExplain that artificial intelligence is not eliminating 30% of jobs，That would be disastrous and frightening—Instead, it eliminates 30% of your workload,This is actually a great time-saving trick.
He acknowledged that more jobs will disappear as AI approaches full human capabilities, but for now, AI is something worth embracing.
According to Vitalik, “Things about this first phase, the final step toward human-level AI, are interesting — it empowers people more than it replaces them, at least so far.
He also mentioned that powerful artificial intelligence tools such as image generators can help individual creators produce movies and other works of art without the need for expensive Hollywood-style production methods.
“The thing we don’t want to see is artists being replaced. What I want to see is a writer who not only writes novels but also makes movies,” Vitalik said. “I want to see the cost of making a movie go from $100,000 to That drops dramatically, and a person basically just needs to use their creativity and spend a few months using an AI platform.
In his view, disrupting Hollywood would be a good thing.
“We get away from all these horrible hybrid remakes, like Marvel vs. Kong, but also kind of like Star Trek vs. Odaily Wars,” he said, “and can move toward real stories that reflect different people’s values.”
Im excited about this enhancement to existing personal creativity, Vitalik said.
In fact, Vitalik positions AI as one of the most important developments in history. This transition from humans to superhuman AI, I think has only happened three or four times in the history of the planet.”
But Vitalik also acknowledged that more research is needed and some limited regulation of advanced artificial intelligence may be needed to address possible risks. He stressed that any regulations should be targeted rather than imposing blanket bans that would hinder innovation.
“I’m seeing these very compelling arguments from AI risk people. But we have a long, centuries-spanning history of people predicting the next wave of technology to have all kinds of very dire consequences. And yet, , we have adapted time and time again over the centuries.
