Marc Andreessen: Telephone Was Deemed Implausible, Expect the Same for AI
_AustinCalvert_ · x · 2026-10-25
Marc Andreessen notes that transformative technologies were routinely dismissed as trivialities or jokes in their early days: the telephone was deemed implausible, the Internet was heaped with scorn, and the car was seen as a toy for rich people. His takeaway: expect the same treatment for today's breakthrough technology.
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