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From: Paul H. Christiansen10/18/2016 10:15:01 AM
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Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen explains how AI will change the world



Timothy B. Lee
Where do you think the next great technology companies will come from? In the 1990s you had Google and Amazon, and in the 2000s you had Facebook and Uber. Obviously there might be a startup I haven’t heard of yet that’s about to get a big break. Still, it’s hard for me to think of any companies founded in the last six years that have a shot at becoming a Google or Facebook or Amazon-sized company.

Marc Andreessen
The traditional way this happens is with new platforms and architectures. New generations of technology that emerge. The last big category of technology was the smartphone and smartphone apps. Smartphones materialized in 2007, many of the app categories were identified in 2010 or 2011. It’s becoming clear that there are some major new smartphone-centric companies that are going to be important companies. But four years ago or even two years ago that wasn't clear as it is today.

So if smartphone architecture was the last one, it feels like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, autonomy, voice, and the internet of things are all candidates for the next wave. The obvious example right now is AI. It sure feels like there are going to be a new set of products and companies that are going to be AI-powered at their core.

Facebook and Google and Amazon have these giant first-class efforts in this space. But we’re also seeing a legion of startups. I think there will be a whole generation of new very important AI companies that come out — many of which are just getting started right now.

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