Episode · a16z Podcast · 2025-11-03

Books mentioned on Sacks, Andreessen & Horowitz: How America Wins the AI Race Against China

1 book · With David Sacks, Marc Andreessen · Watch on YouTube

David Sacks discussed 1984 by George Orwell.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   1984

   George Orwell · at 19:33

   George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 presents a chilling vision of a totalitarian society characterized by perpetual surveillance, historical denial, and severe psychological manipulation.

   Discussed

   “So to just to me this is the the biggest risk of AI actually is it's not it was not described by James Cameron it was described by George Orwell you know it's in my view it's not the Terminator it's 1984 that um you know that as AI eats the internet and becomes the main way that we interact”

   David Sacks Sacks, Andreessen & Horowitz: How America Wins the AI Race Against Chi… 2025-11-03 Listen at 19:33

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