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Steven Spielberg

4 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Robert Stromberg · said 24 times in 12 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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brought up most by Marc Andreessen (9), Robert Stromberg (5), Michael Ovitz (4), Dwarkesh Patel (2), John Riccitiello (1), Jeffrey Katzenberg (1), Chris Dixon (1), Benedict Evans (1)

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Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Stromberg: VRC completed an 18-minute VR project with Steven Spielberg
“We just completed an 18 minute piece with Steven Spielberg who, you know.”
Robert Stromberg Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 32:57 a16z Podcast | Building Worlds with VR, Art, and Narrative
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Supported
Ovitz: Steven Spielberg committed to direct Jurassic Park within 12 hours
“We give it to Steven Spielberg. He calls The next morning at six a.m. And says, I'm doing this after reading it. That's unheard of for a director of that stature to commit in 12 hours to it.”
Michael Ovitz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:30 a16z Podcast | New Upstarts in an Old Industry
Mar 16, 2020
Assertion Supported
Riccitiello: Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One used Unity for pre-visualization
“Things like Ready Player One, the film, I can talk about if it's a long discussion, it was produced in Unity, the film by Steven Spielberg, or at least PreViz was done in Unity.”
John Riccitiello Mar 16, 2020 ▶ 41:48 How Gaming is Changing the Media Landscape
Aug 4, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Dwarkesh: AI will give everyone a personalized movie director for custom media
“In the future, it might genuinely be possible to give every single person their own dedicated Steven Spielberg and create like incredibly compelling but long narrative arcs That include other people they know, et cetera.”
Dwarkesh Patel Aug 4, 2025 ▶ 43:04 Dwarkesh Patel and Noah Smith on AGI and the Economy
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