The a16z Show · Saturday, October 24, 2026
Ben Horowitz shares his conviction that AI-generated video, entertainment, and storytelling will evolve into an entirely new medium rather than just automatically generating traditional movies or TV shows, comparing the shift to how early cinema initially just filmed theatrical plays.
“The big thing that I have concluded that I'm feeling pretty sure about is AI kind of video and entertainment and so forth is a new medium.”
“This is a new thing. This isn't the same. This isn't just generating the old thing automatically. This is a new thing.”