ClaimsMarc Andreessen

“I highly doubt that the product forms people use today will be the same in five or ten years.”

Marc Andreessen, a16z co-founder 7 January 2026 2026 Early Interview with Marc Andreessen: AI Revolution Just Started (36Kr) archived copy

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Andreessen said he highly doubts that the product forms people use today (as of January 2026) will be the same in five or ten years.

Not yet due The date it refers to has not come.

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deadline 2036 is after 2026-11-04

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Marc Andreessen, “Andreessen said he highly doubts that the product forms people use today (as of January 2026) will be the same in five or ten years.” (said 7 January 2026). Verdict: not yet due. Reliability API, claim c_f9b416448701, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_f9b416448701

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