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General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz · Sep 8, 2026 · Post, The coming product retention crisis

AI is fantastic at automating tasks that have verifiable outcomes, which is why we’re seeing amazing strides from coding, mathematical proofs, and workplace productivity is an extension to that.

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Andrew Chen, General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
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The coming product retention crisis
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Coding, Work
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Andreessen Horowitz
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andrewchen.substack.com/p/adversarial-creativity-and-the-coming

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