In response to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin's proposal to create a funding structure and sustainably incentivize open source, open standards, and security as truly important matters, ai16z co-founder Shaw responded: "As we enter a world of automated labor that is almost free, it is crucial to ensure everyone has sufficient income. This cannot be an act of charity because we need to make sure everyone can invest/fund and get returns from their work."