a16z PodcastAI today feels exactly like the mid-90s internet browser wars
“AI, which I'm sure we'll talk about, does feel very sort of mid nineties in that you're, like, mid nineties Internet in that, like, well, is this a browser?”
AI, which I'm sure we'll talk about, does feel very sort of mid nineties in that you're, like, mid nineties Internet in that, like, well, is this a browser? How do you use it? What's it for? How would you get to it? How does this work? Where's the value where's the value capture gonna be?
About this clip
The speaker draws a parallel between today's AI landscape and the mid-1990s internet, highlighting the current uncertainty around AI's fundamental questions of usage, value creation, and business models. Just like the early internet era when people were figuring out browsers and basic functionality, AI is in that same experimental phase of discovery.
Why this clip
This analogy perfectly captures the current state of AI uncertainty by comparing it to a historical tech transition that listeners can relate to.
What they said next
It's just a pain to move platforms. You sit and do the analysis, and you're like, is this a good use of a week of my time? There's also the Substack thing - do you want your newsletter on your domain or Substack?
9:40 - 30s · Practical Framework
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