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Taneja: AI scale will naturally concentrate in a few companies

Hemant Taneja · General Catalyst's First-Ever Quarterly Review | CEO Hemant Taneja · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Apr 20, 2026 · at 4:07

General Catalyst CEO Hemant Taneja explains the market dynamics and centralization risks emerging from AI advancements.

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“The natural gravitational pull is that a lot of that scale is going to get concentrated in a handful of companies.”

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