The a16z Show · Tuesday, September 29, 2026
The personal AI agent space has exploded in recent weeks, moving from experiment to one of the fastest-moving areas in consumer AI. David Pawlan notes that while it's the 'wild wild west,' there's intense interest in what these agents can do day-to-day.
“It is inevitable that we're going to see personal AI agents have gone from experiment to one of the fastest moving areas in consumer AI.”
“And it's just dominos. You have Grokbot, you have Muse, you have a bunch of long tail ones like Caddy or Ollie or Polly. And it's really been amazing to see this whole tech bubble is just exploding with interest. And like an intellectual curiosity for what can these agents do for us on a day-to-day basis.”
“I think everyone's kind of in the same boat where nobody really knows. Like it's the wild wild West. We're just playing around here.”