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Marc Andreessen

Marc Andreessen co-created the Mosaic browser, cofounded Netscape, and is cofounder and general partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

1,009 claims collected, 216 researched, 105 resolved. Report of 4 November 2026, method 0.1.0+c876030c.

Scores by kind of claim

Each kind of claim is scored on its own, out of 100: the share that held up, with the range it likely falls in. Fewer resolved claims give a wider range.

  • Factual claims

    Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?

    67 61 73

    High confidence, 94 factual claims resolved. From 11 documents, 1995 to 2026; 19 documents sampled from 30 candidates found.

    Not scored: 44 unresolvable, 17 checkable only against their own records.

  • Predictions

    Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

    60 44 76

    Low confidence, 11 predictions resolved. From 6 documents, 1995 to 2025; 19 documents sampled from 30 candidates found.

    Not scored: 41 unresolvable, 1 checkable only against their own records. 4 more fall due later.

    Does not yet allow for how likely each prediction was when made.

  • Promises

    Commitments to the person's or organisation's own future action, with something to deliver: was it delivered?

    Insufficient record: 0 promises resolved, 5 needed for a score.

    Not scored: 3 unresolvable.

All types combined: 66 (likely 61 to 72, high confidence), from 105 claims: 94 factual claims, 11 predictions. It mixes kinds of claim in different proportions for different people, so compare people kind by kind.

Marc Andreessen's claims

1,009 claims, sorted by newest said. Choose a claim to read it in full.
VerdictKindSaidClaimTopic
Mixed Factual 31 Mar 2026 The recent corporate layoffs were not caused by AI. Factual · 31 Mar 2026 AI, the economy and work
Not checkable Not checkable 31 Mar 2026 This entire labor displacement thing is 100% incorrect, Not checkable · 31 Mar 2026
Unresolvable Factual 31 Mar 2026 He said every large company is overstaffed by at least 25%, and that he thinks most large companies are overstaffed by 50% and a lot of them by 75%. Factual · 31 Mar 2026 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Factual 31 Mar 2026 Until December (2025), AI was not good enough to do the jobs that companies are now cutting. Factual · 31 Mar 2026 AI, the economy and work
Not checkable Not checkable 31 Mar 2026 Now they all have the silver bullet excuse: Ah, it’s AI. Not checkable · 31 Mar 2026
Unresolvable Prediction 31 Mar 2026 Fears of AI-driven mass labor displacement, based on the lump of labor fallacy, will again prove wrong. Prediction · 31 Mar 2026 AI, the economy and work
Not checkable Not checkable 31 Mar 2026 It’s classic zero-sum economics. Not checkable · 31 Mar 2026
Unresolvable Factual 31 Mar 2026 Essentially every large company is overstaffed. Factual · 31 Mar 2026 Economics and markets
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 This is really a supernova moment. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 In terms of magnitude, it's obviously bigger than the Internet. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 They know better than anyone what their customers need. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 Nvidia is actually a great company and fully deserves its position. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 First of all, I have to say this is the biggest technological revolution in my lifetime. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 You can't download electricity, you can't download indoor plumbing, you can't download a TV, but you can download AI. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 Decade after decade of over - optimism was followed by disappointment. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 If you can significantly improve the productivity of doctors, lawyers, or programmers, can you take a share of the increased value? Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 From all of this, it feels like it's definitely still in the early stages. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 Regarding chips, in any market with commodity characteristics, the number one cause of surplus is shortage. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 Large models are becoming more capable, and small models are chasing behind. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 I'd say: I'm basically surprised by what I see every day. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 The great news about this technology is that it has become extremely democratic. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 A person with an IQ of 120 is good enough. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 Comparable things are the microprocessor, the steam engine, and electricity. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 High pricing is often beneficial to customers because it supports better R & D. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 This is why I think AI startups are more creative in pricing than SaaS companies. Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 This is the computer industry we've been in for the past 80 years - building literal mathematical machines that can perform billions of… Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 12 Jan 2026 Every day, I come across a new AI research paper that completely shocks me - it's some new ability or some new discovery that I never… Not checkable · 12 Jan 2026
Mostly true Factual 7 Jan 2026 The price of AI is falling faster than Moore's Law. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 7 Jan 2026 Falling AI token prices will drive huge demand for AI. Prediction · 7 Jan 2026 AI, the economy and work
Mostly true Factual 7 Jan 2026 The DeepSeek model is completely open-source and anyone can download and run it. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI capabilities
Not yet due Prediction 7 Jan 2026 It is very likely that AI chips will become cheap and abundant within five years. Prediction · 7 Jan 2026 AI compute, hardware and data
Unresolvable Factual 7 Jan 2026 Leading AI application companies start with one model but soon use 12, 50 or more models. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Factual 7 Jan 2026 Many of the world's best AI researchers are only 22, 23 or 24 years old. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 Field building and careers
Unresolvable Factual 7 Jan 2026 DeepSeek's model is on par with Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4o and Gemini on almost all benchmarks. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI capabilities
Not yet due Prediction 7 Jan 2026 With hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars being invested, the unit cost of AI companies will drop sharply over the next decade. Prediction · 7 Jan 2026 AI compute, hardware and data
Resolved true Factual 7 Jan 2026 Within 6 to 12 months of a frontier model's release, a small model with the same capabilities appears. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Prediction 7 Jan 2026 Andreessen said he tends to think the AI industry will be structured similarly to the computer industry, with a very small number of giant models running in huge data centers and a cascade of smaller models below. Prediction · 7 Jan 2026 AI capabilities
Mostly true Factual 7 Jan 2026 The revenue growth rate of leading AI companies is faster than that of any previous technology wave Andreessen has seen. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 7 Jan 2026 AI models will cascade down to very small models running on single chips embedded in every physical object. Prediction · 7 Jan 2026 AI capabilities
Mostly true Factual 7 Jan 2026 Neural networks were explored by a small group of people for about 80 years. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI capabilities
Resolved true Factual 7 Jan 2026 Consumer AI products commonly have monthly price tiers of $200 or $300. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI, the economy and work
Mostly true Factual 7 Jan 2026 In the 1980s, when Andreessen was in college, AI was a niche field and everyone thought it would never come true. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI capabilities
Resolved true Factual 7 Jan 2026 There are 5 billion people on Earth using some version of mobile broadband Internet. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 Technology
Unresolvable Prediction 7 Jan 2026 The smartest AI models will always be at the top, while small models will be greater in number. Prediction · 7 Jan 2026 AI capabilities
Mixed Factual 7 Jan 2026 Within less than 12 months, four or five Chinese companies caught up to the frontier of the AI industry. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI capabilities
Resolved true Factual 7 Jan 2026 Cursor, though it started by calling large models, is building its own AI model. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI, the economy and work
Not yet due Prediction 7 Jan 2026 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. Prediction · 7 Jan 2026 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Factual 7 Jan 2026 China's open-source model strategy has created global price competition in AI. Factual · 7 Jan 2026 AI, the economy and work
Not checkable Not checkable 2026 You don’t want to put it in a cage. Nor do you want to let it run completely free. But you want it free-range. Not checkable · 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 2026 And then the most important question thereafter, as Andy Grove put it, is, who is going to let chaos reign, and then rein in the chaos? Not checkable · 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 2026 One of the best tells that a technology will actually change the world is, ‘Does it make a chaotic entrance?’ Not checkable · 2026
Not checkable Not checkable Nov 2025 When I use these things, I’m like, wow, they seem to be awfully smart and awfully creative. Not checkable · Nov 2025
Unresolvable Prediction Nov 2025 Putting AI into physical objects that move around the world will bring closer an integrated intellectual and physical experience. Prediction · Nov 2025 AI capabilities
Not checkable Not checkable Nov 2025 And so, maybe you can start to actually think about synthesizing a more advanced model of cognition. Not checkable · Nov 2025
Not checkable Not checkable Nov 2025 And I certainly believe that, and I very much want to believe that. Not checkable · Nov 2025
Unresolvable Prediction Nov 2025 Robots with AI will be able to gather much more real-world data. Prediction · Nov 2025 AI capabilities
Not checkable Not checkable Nov 2025 I wanna like hold out hope that there is still something special about human creativity, Not checkable · Nov 2025
Unresolvable Prediction Nov 2025 He is pretty convinced that AI models will clear the bar of human-level creativity. Prediction · Nov 2025 AI capabilities
Mostly false Factual 8 Oct 2025 ChatGPT is today a better doctor than your doctor, with almost a hundred percent certainty. Factual · 8 Oct 2025 AI capabilities
Not checkable Not checkable 8 Oct 2025 “There’s always been this question of: Is the requirement perfection or is the requirement better than the median human driver? If you… Not checkable · 8 Oct 2025
Unresolvable Prediction 8 Oct 2025 If AI produced hyper-acceleration of productivity, the result would be hyper-deflation of prices. Prediction · 8 Oct 2025 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 8 Oct 2025 AI-driven employment shifts will not happen at anywhere near the velocity people expect. Prediction · 8 Oct 2025 AI, the economy and work
Not checkable Not checkable 8 Oct 2025 “The other great economic fallacy that I just see everywhere right now is this idea that AI is somehow going to be this hyper-successful… Not checkable · 8 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 8 Oct 2025 You can’t live your life that way, because it can’t be your doctor.” Not checkable · 8 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 8 Oct 2025 “As a consequence, every single one of those people is now capable of doing so much more than they were ever capable of doing before.” Not checkable · 8 Oct 2025
Mixed Factual 8 Oct 2025 A significant percentage of U.S. jobs are licensed, unionized or civil service in a way that means they cannot literally be replaced. Factual · 8 Oct 2025 AI, the economy and work
Not checkable Not checkable 8 Oct 2025 “And yet somehow that’s going to lead to people being eviscerated, and being poor and not having anything.” Not checkable · 8 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 8 Oct 2025 “AI just makes every individual a super-PhD in every topic,” Not checkable · 8 Oct 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 1 May 2025 A lot of it is psychological analysis, like, ‘Who are these people?’ ‘How do they react under pressure?’ ‘How do you keep them from falling… Not checkable · 1 May 2025
Unresolvable Prediction 1 May 2025 When AI is doing everything else, venture capital may be one of the last remaining fields people still do. Prediction · 1 May 2025 Economics and markets
Not checkable Not checkable 1 May 2025 The great part of venture capitalism is that picking is the small part of the game, Not checkable · 1 May 2025
Own records only Prediction 1 May 2025 Marc Andreessen says the relationship-driven work of venture capital may be literally timeless, i.e. persist indefinitely despite AI. Prediction · 1 May 2025 Economics and markets
Not checkable Not checkable 1 May 2025 So much of what a venture capitalist firm is are its relationships with the world, because to build a company, you end up needing a lot of… Not checkable · 1 May 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 he did a very important public service and it was that appearance on the Colbert Show. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 the Iron Law of Oligarchy basically says democracy is fake. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 I think that most people just go along, and I think even most high status people just go along. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not researched Factual 26 Jan 2025 San Francisco voting shifted markedly to the right in the 2024 election. Factual · 26 Jan 2025 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 the previous White House, of course, was super in favor of big government. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not researched Factual 26 Jan 2025 Most US government rules are set by regulation rather than by legislation. Factual · 26 Jan 2025 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 We need to de-radicalize because we’ve lost the people. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 administrative power is just literally the government telling you, calling you and telling you what to do. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Mixed Factual 26 Jan 2025 Political donations in Silicon Valley go 90 to 99% to one party. Factual · 26 Jan 2025 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 But he says, the thing is, the greengrocer knows the slogan is fake. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 They can run victory laps every single day on what they’re doing. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not researched Factual 26 Jan 2025 The society Andreessen described combined what he called maximum fascism (absolute top-down control, where the head of the family, tribe or city could kill other members of the community at any time with no repercussions) with what he called maximum communism. Factual · 26 Jan 2025 Philosophy, ethics and society
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 that was the point where people for the first time, this is what, three years ago for the first time, they were like, that was when it sunk… Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 the other key thing about humor is that laughter is involuntary. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 I am an unpaid intern. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 And not believing that means you’re a fascist Nazi Trump supporter, MAGA, evil QAnon person. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 And I would say to their credit, they wear it as a badge of honor, and then to their shame, they wear it as a badge of honor Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 It is absolutely 100% necessary, however, it cannot explain the success of any one individual, nor does it have any victims at all. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Unresolvable Prediction 26 Jan 2025 The DOGE effort will turn out very different from previous government-efficiency programs. Prediction · 26 Jan 2025 AI policy and governance
Unresolvable Factual 26 Jan 2025 Marc Andreessen popularized two memes, though he may not have invented them. Factual · 26 Jan 2025 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Factual 26 Jan 2025 The US is by far the global leader in software, AI and advanced biotech. Factual · 26 Jan 2025 Economics and markets
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 I don’t think any of us would trade the system for any other one. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 The good news is it’s not like a military dictatorship. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 the best people in the world are the people who care about all of humanity. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 I think that argument is very strong and very solid, and has paid off for the US in many, many ways. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 The Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation believe the exact same thing. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 26 Jan 2025 There cannot possibly be a moral argument against it under any circumstances. Not checkable · 26 Jan 2025
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“the other key thing about humor is that laughter is involuntary.”

Marc Andreessen 26 January 2025 Transcript for Marc Andreessen: Trump, Power, Tech, AI, Immigration & Future of America (Lex Fridman)

the other key thing about humor is that laughter is involuntary.

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Marc Andreessen, “the other key thing about humor is that laughter is involuntary.” (said 26 January 2025). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_0b2db4b13f67, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_0b2db4b13f67

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