Evan Hansen: How Technology Has Caused a Tectonic Shift in Culture & Journalism (E15)

In This Episode

• (00:27) – VEEcon 2023
• (02:21) – Adoption and Kaizen.
• (05:15) – Lessons Adam learned from VEEcon 2023 
• (08:23) – Introduction to Evan Hansen
• (11:27) – Evan’s background in journalism and how he became interested in the Web3 space
• (15:48) – Disintermediation in media and the benefits and risks of having big media companies in between.
• (17:52) – The potential of AI in journalism
• (21:57) – Limitations and unpredictability of AI pattern recognition
• (25:13) – The potential of AI for the advancement of Web3 technology
• (28:02) – Turbo coin: NFT artist who used ChatGPT and a $60 budget to create a smart contract and a coin.
• (29:03) – Shit Coins and engaged communities
• (32:11) – The problem of misinformation and the potential of blockchain technology to combat it
• (36:24) – Creating a decentralized system for misinformation investigations and incentivizing participation.
• (39:21) – The benefits of blockchain for independent verification
• (40:34) – The political leanings of the media towards blockchain and crypto, and the regulatory stance in the US.
• (42:31) – The future of media and entertainment with Web3 technologies
• (45:38) – Evan’s upcoming projects and initiatives 
• (47:04) – Diversifying with Art