When Code Gets Cheap, Taste Gets Expensive
from AI and the Human Future Hosted by Daniel Altman and Emily Carter
Fifteen years after 'software is eating the world,' Marc Andreessen says cognition is about to eat software — coding agents already write most of the code at some companies. Daniel and Emily dig into the essay's numbers, the case for taste as the last moat, and what any of us should actually practice when execution keeps getting cheaper. ## Hosts ### Daniel Altman Daniel Altman is a computer scientist and AI strategist with a background in engineering, quantitative research, and emerging technologies. He studies how technological breakthroughs reshape industries, markets, work, and human capabilities. ### Emily Carter Emily Carter is a business strategist and former technology product leader with experience building digital products and studying how innovation reaches millions of users. She focuses on AI adoption, business transformation, work, education, entrepreneurship, and leadership. ## Sources - https://www.a16z.news/p/investing-in-cognition ## Episode Information Language: en Published: 2026-09-15T03:17:06.781190+00:00
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