Steven Sinofsky quote, Jan 27, 2025

Board partner, Andreessen Horowitz · Jan 27, 2025 · Essay, DeepSeek Has Been Inevitable and Here's Why

The cost of AI, like the cost of mainframe computing to X.25 connectivity (the early pre-TCP/IP protocol for connecting computers over phone lines), literally forces the market to develop an alternative that scales without the massive direct capital.

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Said by: Steven Sinofsky, Board partner, Andreessen Horowitz
Where: DeepSeek Has Been Inevitable and Here's Why
Topics: Compute, Economics
Company: Andreessen Horowitz
Source: hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/228-deepseek-has-been-inevitable

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