Ben Horowitz says OpenAI and Anthropic threaten nearly every public company
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Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Ben Horowitz says OpenAI and Anthropic threaten almost every public company, because their product, AI intelligence, sits under every business.
Horowitz's remarks were reported on X by Rohan Paul on October 18, 2026. Chamath Palihapitiya, in the same discussion, says the two companies will attract most investor interest in AI because few other investable AI companies exist.
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Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_aiXBen Horowitz says OpenAI and Anthropic threaten nearly every public companyAIAndreessen Horowitz co-founder Ben Horowitz says OpenAI and Anthropic threaten almost every public company because their product, intelligence, sits under every business. Chamath says those two companies will attract most investor interest in AI, since few other investable AI companies exist.

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