Ben Horowitz: continual learning is the next big tech revolution and value accrues to its builders
brianryhuang · x · 2026-10-30
- a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz published an article, "Databricks & the Future of the Firm," arguing that one of the top-five questions of the next twenty years is "What do you do at work all day?"
- He contends continual learning is the next large technological revolution and maps out how economic value will accrue to companies building for that future, using Databricks as a case.
- Reposters highlight it as the clearest articulation of the continual-learning thesis and its business implications.
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