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AI Abundance: a16z Partners Justine Moore and Anish Acharya Forecast a New Era for Consumers
From"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis
AI Abundance: a16z Partners Justine Moore and Anish Acharya Forecast a New Era for Consumers
From"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis
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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Feb 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, a16z partners Justine Moore and Anish Acharya join Nathan to discuss the AI Abundance Agenda, their latest thesis for consumer AI. They discuss the intersection of weird and working, and their investment pillars in AI for creativity and productivity, companionship, and wellness and growth. Looking for a search API? Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://brave.com/api
LINKS:
Read a16z’s AI Abundance Agenda here: https://gamma.app/docs/a16z-Consumer-Abundance-Agenda-ieotbnzbxj81biu?mode=doc
SPONSORS:
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X/Social:
@labenz (Nathan)
@venturetwins (Justine)
@illscience (Anish)
@a16z
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00) Intro and summary
(06:29) Introduction to the Abundance Agenda
(09:21) AI reducing administrative overhead
(09:40) Relationships and companionship
(10:30) Wellness and personal growth
(11:24 The intersection of weird and working: why weird sometimes works
(13:24) How AI helps the pro consumer
(15:17) Sponsor | Brave Search API
(20:47) Where do Justine and Anish discover new AI products
(23:25) The best AI subreddits
(27:16) High NPS churn vs Low NPS Churn
(28:30) AI Bundle: how it would work
(29:34) Sponsor | Netsuite + Omneky
(32:01) AI CMO or AI operated back office
(33:40) Best AI image to video products
(34:53) Why there aren’t currently APIs for AI video products
(39:12) AI email composition will be tackled by an incumbent rather than a startup
(39:47) The rise of voice-first due to AI
(40:40) Startups vs incumbents - 80:20 value capture for startups
(41:41) Salesforce vs a startup AI CRM
(45:07) Creating artistically opinionated models using fine tuning
(47:42) Why isn’t there a push for AI doctors?
(51:46) AI mental health apps
(55:00) Frameworks for designing non-predatory AI
(56:51) Proxy metric for evaluating companion AI products
(59:48) Media literacy and intuition for the next generation around AI
(1:00:20) Request for startups from Justine and Anish
LINKS:
Read a16z’s AI Abundance Agenda here: https://gamma.app/docs/a16z-Consumer-Abundance-Agenda-ieotbnzbxj81biu?mode=doc
SPONSORS:
The Brave search API can be used to assemble a data set to train your AI models and help with retrieval augmentation at the time of inference. All while remaining affordable with developer first pricing, integrating the Brave search API into your workflow translates to more ethical data sourcing and more human representative data sets. Try the Brave search API for free for up to 2000 queries per month at https://brave.com/api
Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off www.omneky.com
NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.
X/Social:
@labenz (Nathan)
@venturetwins (Justine)
@illscience (Anish)
@a16z
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00) Intro and summary
(06:29) Introduction to the Abundance Agenda
(09:21) AI reducing administrative overhead
(09:40) Relationships and companionship
(10:30) Wellness and personal growth
(11:24 The intersection of weird and working: why weird sometimes works
(13:24) How AI helps the pro consumer
(15:17) Sponsor | Brave Search API
(20:47) Where do Justine and Anish discover new AI products
(23:25) The best AI subreddits
(27:16) High NPS churn vs Low NPS Churn
(28:30) AI Bundle: how it would work
(29:34) Sponsor | Netsuite + Omneky
(32:01) AI CMO or AI operated back office
(33:40) Best AI image to video products
(34:53) Why there aren’t currently APIs for AI video products
(39:12) AI email composition will be tackled by an incumbent rather than a startup
(39:47) The rise of voice-first due to AI
(40:40) Startups vs incumbents - 80:20 value capture for startups
(41:41) Salesforce vs a startup AI CRM
(45:07) Creating artistically opinionated models using fine tuning
(47:42) Why isn’t there a push for AI doctors?
(51:46) AI mental health apps
(55:00) Frameworks for designing non-predatory AI
(56:51) Proxy metric for evaluating companion AI products
(59:48) Media literacy and intuition for the next generation around AI
(1:00:20) Request for startups from Justine and Anish
Released:
Feb 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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