The a16z Show · Friday, August 28, 2026
The current technological revolution driven by AI is being hailed as potentially larger than the internet and comparable in significance to the microprocessor, steam engine, or electricity. This revolution necessitates a complete overhaul of existing infrastructure.
“This is the biggest technological revolution of my lifetime. This is clearly bigger than the internet. The comps on this are the microprocessor, the steam engine and electricity or maybe the wheel.”
“And you need a whole new infrastructure. Normally when we talk about the infrastructure, we're talking about the servers, the storage, the network. Here it goes all the way down to the mines of copper mines. That's how wide spread this thing is gonna be.”