Article · 12 min read

The AI Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Productized Yet

Angela Strange · Andreessen Horowitz Free Intermediate

The opportunity is often a capability that already works in a raw model but nobody has wrapped into a specific job yet. This piece is about exactly that gap between what AI can do and what has been turned into a product. It helps you spot where good-enough automation exists but the painful job around it is still done by hand.

  • The capability often exists before the product does
  • Value comes from productizing a job, not exposing a model
  • Look for tasks people still do manually despite AI being able to help

It answers 2 questions

  1. Should I chase whatever is hot (AI, crypto) or build in a boring niche?
  2. How do I spot an idea that AI just made possible that was not viable two years ago?

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