productivity growth

4 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 18, 2023 by Marc Andreessen · across every show →

Everything said about productivity growth, oldest first

Jul 18, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Andreessen: Key economic sectors have stagnated or regressed over past 50 years
“Like we we've been in this 50 year period of actually very low productivity growth and very low technological change throughout our society. Which is sort of the opposite of what a lot of people think they've experienced, but like just practically speaking, mo…”
Marc Andreessen Jul 18, 2023 ▶ 11:03 Ep 65: Marc Andreessen and the Case for AI Optimism · Joe Lonsdale
Jul 18, 2023 positive
Insight
Andreessen: Technology is the source of practically all economic growth
“Productivity growth is the source of effectively all economic growth. And so therefore technology is the source of practically all economic growth. And that's been the case for hundreds of years.”
Marc Andreessen Jul 18, 2023 ▶ 5:28 Ep 65: Marc Andreessen and the Case for AI Optimism · Joe Lonsdale
Jul 3, 2025 bearish
Assertion Supported
Andreessen: US economic and productivity growth permanently downshifted around 1971
“Around 1971, basically the U.S. Economy permanently downshifted its growth rate. And both in terms of productivity growth, which of course measures technological transformation in the economy as well as economic growth.”
Marc Andreessen Jul 3, 2025 ▶ 8:46 From ChatGPT to Billions of Robots: Marc Andreessen’s Prediction · Joe Lonsdale
May 19, 2026 bullish
Assertion Contradicted
Helberg: US is currently seeing five percent productivity growth
“I mean, we're at five percent productivity growth.”
Jacob Helberg May 19, 2026 ▶ 17:07 Trump’s Plan for AI Dominance · Joe Lonsdale
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