# Marc Andreessen

Record: actor-andreessen · Type: actor · Edition: 0.19.0 · Evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15

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Dataset pointer: `/map/entities/13`. Reviewed: 2026-09-15.

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## Position context

Status: placed. Kind: person. Evidence clarity: medium. Basis: mixed. Implementation: public-advocacy.

Sources used: First-hand material and reporting or indirect copies.

Editorial coordinates: x=77, y=-74; x range [55, 100]; y range [-98, -33]. These are layout units, not probabilities.

## /scope

His dated 2023 manifesto, with a 2026 interview-publisher summary for context.

Claim: claim-actor-andreessen-c863eb4481f44246f08ae770. Annotation: editorial.

[andreessen-manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/) · [andreessen-interview-summary-2026](https://a16z.com/podcast/beyond-pdoom-marc-andreessen-betting-on-america/)

## /caveat

The detailed catastrophe argument remains the 2023 manifesto. A newer episode summary supports continued pro-growth advocacy but cannot substitute for a full updated two-axis interview review.

Claim: claim-actor-andreessen-7186e669fd92b7b9ba3a39d1. Annotation: editorial.

[andreessen-manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/) · [andreessen-interview-summary-2026](https://a16z.com/podcast/beyond-pdoom-marc-andreessen-betting-on-america/)

## /evidence/0/note

Explicitly opposes deceleration and favors technological growth.

Claim: claim-actor-andreessen-414b79e68100a77fd6b5ee2b. Annotation: attributed-summary · Axis: pace · Evidence role: unspecified.

[andreessen-manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/)

## /evidence/1/note

Rejects catastrophe-oriented arguments for restricting progress.

Claim: claim-actor-andreessen-cd69a04c75a5b9d43b9a82e9. Annotation: attributed-summary · Axis: concern · Evidence role: unspecified.

[andreessen-manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/)

## /evidence/2/note

The interview publisher describes continued enthusiasm for AI growth and concern about policy barriers.

Claim: claim-actor-andreessen-9fe85919f03e8ec102e1b3ad. Annotation: attributed-summary · Axis: context · Evidence role: context.

Find the passage: Episode description; audio not independently reviewed

[andreessen-interview-summary-2026](https://a16z.com/podcast/beyond-pdoom-marc-andreessen-betting-on-america/)

## /profile/summary

Argues for faster technological development and against catastrophe-driven restraint.

Claim: claim-actor-andreessen-d3d975f0c6400f4267a85c3a. Annotation: synthesis.

[andreessen-manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/)

## /profile/sections/0/text

The 2023 manifesto supplies the detailed argument. A June 2026 episode description reports continued enthusiasm for AI growth; it is context, not a newly reviewed statement about every catastrophic-risk scenario.

Claim: claim-actor-andreessen-c3d0ded7d9513134ea76e5b1. Annotation: synthesis.

[andreessen-manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/) · [andreessen-interview-summary-2026](https://a16z.com/podcast/beyond-pdoom-marc-andreessen-betting-on-america/)

## Source provenance

### andreessen-manifesto

[The Techno-Optimist Manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/)

Andreessen Horowitz / Marc Andreessen · First-hand source (primary) · Published: 2023-10-16 · Material last read: 2026-09-15 · Verification: read

Read scope is described in the source note.

Read the manifesto and footer. The footer explicitly attributes posts to individual personnel and excludes the views of a16z Capital Management and affiliates. Historical personal advocacy, not institutional evidence.

No archive check recorded.

### andreessen-interview-summary-2026

[Beyond P(doom): Marc Andreessen – Betting on America](https://a16z.com/podcast/beyond-pdoom-marc-andreessen-betting-on-america/)

The a16z Show · Reporting or indirect copy (reporting) · Published: 2026-06-29 · Material last read: 2026-09-15 · Verification: read

Read scope is described in the source note.

Read the publisher's episode description only. It describes advocacy for AI growth and concern about policy barriers; no full transcript was exposed. June 29 is the podcast publication date, not the June 25 event date.

No archive check recorded.