Balaji describes how crypto and decentralized infrastructure let us materialize digital communities as real-world jurisdictions--what he calls "network states." He draws parallels to how Christianity survived Rome and how today's tech projects are building sovereign zones.
Balaji uses the thesis-antithesis-synthesis framework to compare the rise and fall of empires, showing how China blends ancient culture, communist structures, and modern technology into a new, hybrid civilization.
Sanjiv Bchandani draws parallels from computer adoption in the 1980s to argue that while AI will transform jobs, historical precedent suggests net employment may not decline if India adapts proactively.
Reflections on how future historians will view this period of rapid AI progress and the challenges of recognizing transformative change as it happens.