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AI systems are breaking an internet that was designed at human-scale — by making it cheaper than ever to coordinate, transact, and generate voice, video, and text that are increasingly indistinguishable from human activity. We’re already beset w
What are zero-knowledge proofs? Justin Thaler (a16z crypto, Georgetown University) demystifies key concepts in this rapidly evolving and increasingly important space. This talk sheds light on the fundamentals of zero-knowledge proofs and SNARKS – including how people are using them today, how web3 startups should be thinking about them, and how they might be used in future.