AI tools
6 statements across 5 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Mar 31, 2023 by David Sacks · across every show →
Everything said about AI tools, oldest first
Mar 31, 2023 bullish
Sacks: Natural-language AI tools will soon let anyone create software without coding
“Even really before forming a company, anyone with a good idea is going to be able to do that soon. You're going to be able to use these AI tools. They truly will be no code. You'll be able to create an app or a website just by speaking to some AI program in a …”
Jun 29, 2024 negative
Chamath: AI tools provide only 10-15% lift, not 10x productivity
“Just practically what I see is all of these AI tools can add a 10 or 15% lift to an individual person if you are in a traditional organization. I don't think these things are the panacea that they're marketed as being. These are not creating Tenex engineers.”
Jun 29, 2024 bullish
Chamath: Future AI-native startups will achieve full output with 1/10th workforce
“At some point, these tools will be good enough. And at some point, companies will get started from scratch that use those tools and create a level of productivity at one 10th of the Workforce, but that hasn't happened yet.”
Dec 20, 2024 positive
Jan 23, 2026 bullish
Mar 17, 2026 bullish
Dell: AI will expand output and problem-solving rather than just cut headcount
“When I hear people say, oh, you know maybe we're just gonna have all these great tools and we won't do more things. We'll just do the same things with fewer people. It doesn't sound right to me. I mean, there'll be some of that, but I think most of it will be,…”