Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, said that AIs can do everything other than what he does. He argued that being a venture capitalist may be a profession that is “quite literally timeless” and that AI has no way of doing it.
The entrepreneur also said he is a big believer in a future powered by artificial intelligence. Andreessen’s firm, a16z, has invested in Elon Musk’s xAI and Sam Altman’s OpenAI. His company, Andreessen Horowitz, recently announced the launch of a $20 billion megafund for AI startups, which would be the largest VC fund in history.
Marc Andreessen believes AI can’t handle venture capitalism
Marc Andreessen says when AI does everything else, VC might be one of the last jobs still done by humans.
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During an a16z podcast last week, famous venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said that artificial intelligence couldn’t handle his profession. He called AI “our alchemy, our Philosopher’s Stone” and said it was a universal problem solver that ramps up the capabilities of machines and individuals.
The American businessman started by talking about the things that people thought might disrupt the way VCs operate, such as the Craigslist-style approach of AngelList or crowdfunding. He also mentioned AI and urged the crowd to consider using artificial intelligence tools like Gemini and ChatGPT to do research, analysis, and more.
Andreessen acknowledged that it only takes a VC like him to know how to pick a winner in the industry. The entrepreneur also gave examples, going all the way back to the whaling industry 500 years ago, and said an economist who had analyzed the whaling industry found MarcGPT to be wrong on every count.
The co-author of Mosaic argued there are jobs that have an entrepreneur going on a high-risk, high-return endeavor where it is far from clear what is going to work. He believes such key jobs have many more aspirants than there is money to fund them. Andreessen argued that that is where the human element is irreplaceable.
“You’re not just funding them. You have to actually work with them to execute the entire project. That’s art. That’s not science. That’s art. We would like it to be science, but, like, it’s art.”
-Marc Andreessen, Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz.
The American businessman also stated last year that AI had enough of a sense of humor to “save comedy,” but apparently it can’t do his art. Andreessen believes venture investing is an ineffable, intuitive, intrinsically human skill precisely because venture capitalists are “very bad at it.”
The former software engineer argued that the great VCs have a success rate of getting two out of 10 of the great companies of the decade. He believes that if it were with artificial intelligence, anybody could just dial in, somebody could get eight out of 10, but it’s not the same in the real world. ”You’re in the fluke business, and there’s an intangibility to it. There’s a taste aspect,” he added.
The techpreneur’s premise that VCs contribute better advice than AI on how to run a business seems true, but it looks like he’s wrong about whether he’s replaceable. Enterprise software company SAP released a recent survey that showed 75% of C-level executives at billion-dollar companies said AI gives better business advice than their friends and colleagues. The study also showed that 38% said they trust AI to make business decisions.
Fiverr CEO believes AI will replace human jobs
Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman issued a blunt warning to his team about the impact of artificial intelligence on the job market. He acknowledged that AI will eventually replace current roles, including his own. Neatprompts CEO Aadit Sheth shared the email online, detailing that human jobs are at risk and that people should start upskilling themselves.
Kaufman said that it wasn’t just about roles within Fiverr but a larger trend across industries. He believes AI will replace everyone, from programmers and designers to lawyers and finance professionals. The firm’s CEO listed eight roles that he is certain are most at risk of being phased out or dramatically changed due to the rise of generative AI tools.
The firm’s CEO encouraged his employees to immerse themselves in learning AI tools relevant to their fields, citing examples like Cursor for coding, Intercom Fin for customer support, and Lexis+ AI for legal work.
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