An Interview with Vitalik Buterin founder of Ethereum exclusively on Steemit! (6-21-2017)

I asked for questions from the Steemit and Facebook Ethereum communities and have included them with the interview! Here is the long awaited answers from the most respected man in Crypto brought to you by nOgAnOo!

1.) What is your best guess on the price of 1 Eth in 5 years?

No comment on price :)

2.) Do you foresee house or car keys ever being stored on the blockchain? Would you be willing to do it and why?

Depends what you mean by "on the blockchain". House and car keys certainly can be, and will be, digitized with public key cryptography, and there's certainly use cases for blockchains for key revocation, though that part is more speculative at this point.

3.) What do you think about artificial intelligence and predictive analytics controlling so many military computer systems and weaponized drones around the globe? Do you think these networked supercomputers will turn against humanity someday? In what year?

I am certainly worried about a bug leading to WW3; after all, it has almost happened twice. And I'm worried about the AI alignment problem (see https://intelligence.org/stanford-talk/)

"We don't want a robot to prevent a human from crossing the street because of a non-0 chance of harm."

4.) Accurate brain computer interfaces are becoming reality. What are your insights into transhumanism and cyborg technology?

I'm generally looking forward to it.

5.) What are your thoughts on upcoming ERC-20 ICO "EOS" which will attempt to eliminate gas through consensus? Do you like the project or see it as a competitor?

In general, I don't thing "eliminating gas" is a good idea. There are just too many advantages for the paradigm.

6.) You were recently given the great honor to have privately spoken with President Vladimir Putin. Will you be working with the Russians in implementing blockchain technology in their country?

Already starting to work with people who are looking to implement blockchain applications in Russia.

7.) What more can you tell us about your conversation with President Vladimir Putin?

It was brief and short. He recommended I reach out to some others in government involved in economic development; ongoing discussions between members of the Russian Ethereum community and government and other institutions to figure out how blockchains can be most useful are ongoing.

8.) What educational advice would you give the kids who wish to become as intelligent as you?

Find something you are excited about, and go for it. Though if you haven't found that yet, keep your eyes open and keep looking. Dropping out of school is a great idea if and only if you know that you have something better to do. Education does NOT stop when you graduate; it's a lifelong journey.

9.) Banksters are already patenting blockchain technologies. Will that interfere with development of Ethereum? Will ethereum be using any of the 10 Bank of America patents? http://www.coindesk.com/bank-of-america-patents/

We're keeping our eyes open, no conclusions yet.

10.) How will Ethereum interact with virtual reality games and where do you see the trend going in the gamification of cryptocurrency rewards.

I know there are companies focusing on it; I personally haven't spent too much time in the space. One barrier I know about is that many companies making games may not want a hyper-efficient market of asset trading in and out, so it's not clear how large the set of use case is.

11.) There is so much energy focused on audio and video technology but seemingly none on smell. Why do you think scent has been so largely ignored in film and other media?

Probably because scent provides much less value and is more logistically expensive to deliver.

12.) What does the future look like; the inflection point between the modern internet controlled by Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon tilt towards disruption via blockchain newcomers (startups etc) and services around them?

That may only come in a few years, when scaling gets solved.

13.) Why is PoS better for Ethereum? Could it make Eth more centralized than before?

(i) much cheaper, (ii) substantially safer.
See https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/a-proof-of-stake-design-philosophy-506585978d51

14.) From your Blockgeeks AMA you stated "Life extension research IMO is the single most important problem facing humanity, and it’s sad that it’s so undervalued." What are the most important discoveries you have seen and do you focus on technology or herbalism more? What supplements do you take?

Not taking any supplements beyond eating veggies. Waiting cautiously for science to become more developed.

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