Marc Andreessen predicts massive turnover for public figures who sound like AI
Marc Andreessen · The Secret Marketing Strategy That Built a16z: From Zero to Legendary VC Firm · Nov 26, 2025 · at 50:34
Mark Andreessen, co-founder of venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, introduces the 'GPT Test,' arguing that commentators and leaders who produce generic, AI-like commentary will fail in the modern media environment.
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“My new version of this, my, the new test I think is happening is what we might call the GPT test, which is, okay, if what somebody says is indistinguishable from chat GPT output, like not going to make it. Right. And then the more advanced version of the test is like, is it indistinguishable from like chat GPT Right, which is like, nothing, which is like the earlier version that's not as good. And the number of public figures in various domains who continue to speak in public or put out crafted, you know, whatever and literally you're just like, this is indistinguishable from what the LLM could do. Or by the way, columnists, you know, columns for a living. Like, there's a lot of people who don't pass that test. And so, and I just say that of like, there, there's gonna be a big, big turnover there”
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