区块链在智能社会中的政治经济意义

The Political and Economic Significance of Blockchain Technology in an Intelligent Society

未来区块链和人工智能的发展会紧密地结合在一起。人工智能意味着一场生产力革命,而区块链则意味着一场生产关系革命。集体行动困境是人类社会发展长期面临的难题。为克服这一难题,在政治领域的重要发明是民族国家,在经济领域的重要发明是股份制公司,在社会领域的重要发明则是区块链。智能合约可以将碎片化的个体利益有效且低成本地整合起来,并形成社会革命的政治经济影响。在学术研究中,对价值的定义一直是重要难题。在实践操作中,平台型公司对价值定义存在霸权。区块链有助于消除信息不对称所导致的结构洞,可以在生产者和消费者之间直接建立联系,并通过协商民主和代理人机制等框架直接参与经济分配。区块链可以使价值体系更有利于生产者。

The development of blockchain and artificial intelligence will be closely integrated in the future.Artifi⁃cial intelligence means a revolution for productivity,whereas blockchain means a revolution in production relations.The dilemma of collective action is a long-term problem facing the development of human society.To overcome this prob⁃lem,the important invention in the political field is the nation-state,the important invention in the economic field is the joint-stock company,and the important invention in the social field is the blockchain.Smart contracts can integrate fragmented individual interests effectively and at low cost,and form the political and economic impact of social revolu⁃tion.In academic research,the definition of value has always been an important problem.In practice,platform compa⁃nies have hegemony over value definition.Blockchain is beneficial to eliminate structural holes caused by information asymmetry,and can directly establish connections between producers and consumers,and directly participate in econom⁃ic distribution through frameworks such as consultative democracy and agent mechanisms.In general,blockchain can make the value system more beneficial to producers.