In 2024 alone, I think we were more than 700 pieces of state-level legislation that were AI-specific.

The average query on perplexity is 10 to 11 words.

The average search on Google is two to three keywords.

You've had an enormous amount of NVIDIA's purchasing orders come from the balance sheet of governments.

You can actually reimagine the AR experience.

If you're a founder like that who has the guts, then your impact on humanity ends up being

quite generational.

Here we are again, inching even closer to the end of 2024.

And as we near 2025, here are a few dates to give you some perspective.

We've had 24 incredible years of Wikipedia, 18 years of the iPhone, and 16 years since the Bitcoin white paper release.

So as we look to 2025, and the speed of innovation is only increasing, we continue our coverage of A16Z's big ideas, together with the

dozens of partners who are meeting daily with the people building our future. Last year, we predicted

a new age of maritime exploration, programming medicine's final frontier, AI post schemes that never

end, democratizing miracle drugs.

On deck this year, closing the hardware software chasm.

Game tech powers tomorrow's businesses.

Super staffing for healthcare.

And throughout our four-part series, you'll hear from all over A16C, including American Dynamism, Healthcare, FinTech, Games, and more.

However, if you'd like to see the full list of 50 big ideas, head on over to A16C.com

slash big ideas.

And, of course, if you missed it, check out Part 1, all about the intersection of hardware and software.

As a reminder, the content here is for informational purposes only. Should not be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice, or be used to evaluate any investment or security, and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any A16Z fund.

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