The Most Human Technology Ever Made - by Anish A - a16z

kept by eddie jul 14

The article argues AI’s greatest value lies in enabling people to spend time creating and expressing themselves, turning consumption into making and democratizing innovation beyond coders.

Local tech scenes have changed - by Alex Danco - a16z
AI has reduced local tech scenes' appeal by raising the opportunity cost of staying outside Silicon Valley and enabling more solo building among A-player talent.
also on a16z, #culture, #ai
Will AI Kill Spreadsheets? - a16z speedrun
AI code generation will replace many spreadsheet use cases by enabling non-technical users to build real software, though spreadsheets will persist for financial modeling and data exploration.
also on a16z, #productivity, #developer-tools