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Latent Space · October 15, 2025 · 90m
AI: The 80-Year Overnight Success
Marc Andreessen argues AI is not a hype cycle but the culmination of 80 years of computer science research. The payoff was always coming — the question was when, not if.
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Canon
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Andreessen traces AI's biography from Turing through the AI winters to the current boom, arguing that studying this arc reveals patterns applicable to all transformative technologies.
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Andreessen observes that investors adapt to each AI breakthrough within weeks, making it nearly impossible to maintain appropriate wonder at the pace of change.
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