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b'Erik interviews Elliot Olds (@elliot_olds) on this episode. He is a thinker on AI, crypto, economics and prediction markets.

(Remember \\u2014 applications for the winter vintage of our network catalyst accelerator are due September 20 \\u2014 make sure to apply before then. Check out more info below.)

They talk about:

- The merits of prediction markets, and why they can be thought of as a \\u201cmeta solution\\u201d akin to a generalized AI

- The technical and political hurdles that prediction markets face

- The most prominent arguments against prediction markets and the responses to them

- The idea that markets are eating the world and its implications

- Whether it would be wise to outsource your personal decisions to the crowd

- Governance in crypto

- What it would take to make prediction markets mainstream

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