a16z Deck: Intelligence is the Primitive, Applications are the Diffusion Layer
illscience · x · 2026-08-26
a16z shared an internal deck presented to LPs analyzing the AI market. Key points: moats are discovered not designed, model non-commoditization, the shape of enterprise automation, and headwinds to consumer AI. It explores turning intelligence into economic outcomes and apps benefiting from different minds.
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