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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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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.
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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