The new 6,500-word manifesto (“The Future is for Everyone”) on artificial intelligence (AI) from Meta Platforms (META -0.86%) Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg lays out a bright, shiny future in which personal super-intelligence is the status quo. All individuals will have access to artificial intelligence, and no tech giant will reign supreme due to a new focus on decentralization.

Here’s what the AI manifesto didn’t mention: crypto or decentralized blockchain networks. Was this just an oversight? Or does Zuckerberg really think that crypto and blockchain technology can play no meaningful role in the build-out of super-powerful AI?

The crypto future is for everyone

The omission of crypto and blockchain seems odd. After all,…