AIa16z’s new university and the debate over AI’s financial promises
A post recapping More or Less highlights criticism of a16z’s $35 million school as marketing to sign founders before they’re 19, alongside questions about who repays AI data-center debt.
TLDR
A post recapping More or Less episode 168 relays a participant’s view that a16z’s $35 million school is a marketing expense aimed at signing founders before they’re 19. The author argues that an advisory page featuring Altman and Murati is no substitute for education.
The post also says a Blackstone executive at The Information’s AI summit answered “We don’t know” when asked who pays back data-center debt. It relays another participant’s comparison of the AGI trade to the St. Petersburg paradox: selling an infinite payout can justify any price. The author’s counterpoint is that infinite demand does not mean infinite margins.