Episode · a16z Podcast · 2026-09-23

Books mentioned on Amjad Masad on Rethinking College for the AI Era

1 book · With Amjad Masad, Gagan Biyani · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Erik Torenberg sits down with Replit founder and CEO Amjad Masad and Horowitz and Andreessen Academy co-founder and CEO Gagan Biyani to ask what education should look like for a generation growing up with AI.

Amjad Masad discussed The City and the Stars by Arthur Charles Clarke.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   The City and the Stars

   Arthur Charles Clarke · at 1:00

   Discussed

   “As we were talking, uh I I remembered this uh sci-fi story that I read once. Uh it's called The City and the Stars. And it's about this future city that's governed by AGI.”

   Amjad Masad Amjad Masad on Rethinking College for the AI Era 2026-09-23 ▶ Play 1:48

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