This week, the a16z Podcast explored the structural forces reshaping AI and venture capital, from questions about power concentration in open source to how AI evaluation itself is becoming a critical bottleneck. Episodes ranged across mathematical reasoning breakthroughs, startup fundamentals, and emerging 3D AI capabilities, but a common thread emerged: as AI capabilities accelerate, the real competitive advantage lies not just in building models, but in controlling how they're assessed, deployed, and integrated into business loops.
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