🎙️ podcast Analysis November 27, 2025 a16z Podcast by Andreessen Horowitz

The Open Source Surrender: How America Lost AI's Cultural War While Building Regulatory Walls

AI Infrastructure Robotics Supply Chain Crypto-AI Integration
Tickers
1 Pick
Conviction HIGH
Risk Profile 3.3/10 (MODERATE RISK)
Horizon 18-36 months

Executive Summary

Ben Horowitz drops a bombshell that most investors are missing: America already lost the AI culture war. While the Biden administration played Manhattan Project with closed models, Chinese developers captured the open-source heartbeat through DeepSeek—now running inside every major US company and university. The kicker: Google and OpenAI employ so many Chinese nationals that keeping secrets was always delusional. Market Consensus: AI leadership is about model performance and compute power. Varia...

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