Autonomous Software
topic on 3 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes
the Neon Show 
the a16z Podcast 
20VC
3 statements about Autonomous Software, every show
Schmidt: Applied Intuition operates permanently as a lighthouse sales business
“There are certain companies, I think that actually do just stay lighthouse the entire time. And like, that would be like, I'm trying to think of like the best example might be like applied to tuition in our portfolio. Like there's, there is a very, you know, s…”
Aggarwal: True autonomy requires execution power; shortlisting options is merely automation
“Agent, agent with the powers to execute is autonomous. Which means, ah, as an example, just to complete the story, is that if I want to say I want to book a ticket, an agent is deciding on my behalf which seat to pick up, then that's autonomous. But if the age…”
Torres: Future software will eliminate human operators, functioning like driverless cars
“Software that has been built in the past 2030 years had the assumption, it was built kind of like we build cars. We build a car all around, and we build the entire environment, so a human goes and drives the car. Right? It requires an operator. The future is n…”