a16z's Connie Chan: hardware will ship with prompts, not drivers
giffmana · x · 2026-08-19
a16z partner Connie Chan (giffmana) offers a forward-looking take: one more generation and hardware won't ship with drivers — it'll ship with prompts you give your agent to build a driver optimized for your specific system.
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