Dixon: Big Tech Controls 95%+ of Traffic, AI Will Accelerate Consolidation
Chris Dixon · Chris Dixon: Who Will Win the Next Generation of Venture? | E1132 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Mar 27, 2024 · at 0:14
Chris Dixon, General Partner leading a16z Crypto, discusses web centralization and the impact artificial intelligence will have on big tech monopolies.
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“The big five companies have 95% plus of the traffic and the money, and AI, as exciting as it is, will very likely accelerate that consolidation.”
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