Rampell: AI reduces the marginal cost of arguing to zero
Alex Rampell · Ramp founder Eric Glyman on the many ways AI is changing corporate spending · Feb 17, 2026 · at 53:52
Alex Rampell (General Partner at a16z) discusses how generative AI enables automated dispute resolution and chargebacks with Eric Glyman, CEO of Ramp.
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“One of the first or second or third order effects of AI is the marginal cost of arguing has gone down to zero.”
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