Many workers fear the ever-tightening crunch of AI, but Marc Andreessen thinks you needn’t worry (at least if you’re a software engineer). Much like a toddler starting to walk, AI needs a guiding hand—and the general partner of venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, otherwise known as a16z, thinks that will end up being in some of the workforce’s favor.
“One of the big fears is AI-driven unemployment,” Andreessen said on a recently released episode of his podcast The Ben and Mark Show. ”The irony is what's happening today is an AI hiring boom."
