[a16z Partner: AI Code Generation Will End the Era of Spreadsheets, Ushering in a New Epoch of Software Development for 1 Billion Knowledge Workers] Deepflow Tech News, March 11 — a16z partner Andrew Chen stated in an article that AI code generation will fundamentally replace spreadsheets — spreadsheets are essentially 'business logic trapped in grids,' lacking version control, testing, and modularity. AI code generation will reduce the marginal cost from 'spreadsheets' to 'software' to nearly zero, enabling approximately 1 billion spreadsheet users worldwide to transition to true software applications.