The Personal Agent Race Is Here | Anish Acharya & David Pawlan
The a16z Show
- Published
- September 29, 2026
- Duration
- 51:27
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 30, 2026
Discusses agents.
Summary
a16z General Partner Anish Acharya sits down with Assistant Benchmark creator David Pawlan to unpack the sudden explosion of personal AI agents and what it will take for one to become part of everyday life.David has been testing dozens of assistants across real-world tasks, from managing email and booking travel to handling financial admin. They discuss w…
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a16z General Partner Anish Acharya sits down with Assistant Benchmark creator David Pawlan to unpack the sudden explosion of personal AI agents and what it will take for one to become part of everyday life.David has been testing dozens of assistants across real-world tasks, from managing email and booking travel to handling financial admin. They discuss why the most useful agents may become increasingly invisible, proactively checking you into flights, finding refunds, filing reimbursements, or
Themes
- agents