Marc Andreessen: building in atoms is more humbling than building in bits
beffjezos · x · 2026-10-20
a16z partner Jeff Tang argues the easiest way to avoid "AI psychosis" is to build things for the real world, noting defense and bio founders are far more grounded than AI founders. Marc Andreessen amplified the take, saying building in the world of atoms is more humbling and grounding than in bits.
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