Episode · a16z Podcast · 2026-01-07

Books mentioned on Marc Andreessen's 2026 Outlook: AI Timelines, US vs. China, and The Price of AI

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a16z co-founder and General Partner Marc Andreessen joins an AMA-style conversation to explain why AI is the largest technology shift he has experienced, how the cost of intelligence is collapsing, and why the market still feels early despite rapid adoption.

Marc Andreessen discussed Rise of the Machines by Thomas Rid.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Rise of the Machines

   Thomas Rid · at 2:21

   Rise of the Machines by Thomas Rid is a historical examination of the origins of cybernetics and artificial intelligence.

   Discussed

   “So um if you kind of trace all the way back to the 1930s, there's a great book called Rise of the Machines that kind of goes through this.”

   Marc Andreessen Marc Andreessen's 2026 Outlook: AI Timelines, US vs. China, and The Pr… 2026-01-07 Listen at 2:21

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