Things in consumer AI are moving fast. In this episode, Justine and Olivia Moore, investing partners (and identical twins!) at a16z, break down what’s real, what’s overhyped, and what’s next across the consumer AI space. They cover:
- Veo 3: how Google's video model unlocked a new genre of content
- OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode: upgrades, realism, and... um, human-like hesitation
- Apple's AI announcements
- 11Labs V3: expressive voice tags, real-time interruptions, and narrative tools for creators
- New data from a16z: AI consumer startups are ramping revenue faster than ever—and they show you how
- Justine walks through how she used ChatGPT, Ideogram, and Krea to launch a fully AI-assisted brand prototype (store photos and all)
Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
00:28 Meet the Hosts: Justine and Olivia
00:44 Veo 3: The Game-Changer in AI Video
06:34 ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode Updates
10:22 Apple's AI Announcements and Siri's Shortcomings
12:18 11 Labs' New Voice Model: 11 V3
15:50 Report from a16z: AI Revenue Growth
23:14 Demo of the Week: AI in Brand Creation
**Resources: **
Read ‘What “Working” Means in the Era of AI Apps’: https://a16z.com/revenue-benchmarks-a...)
Find Justine on X: https://x.com/venturetwins)
Find Olivia on X: https://x.com/omooretweets)
**Tools Discussed: **
Veo 3: https://gemini.google/overview/video-...)
OpenAI: https://openai.com/chatgpt)
11Labs (V3 voice model) – https://elevenlabs.io/)
Ideogram (logo/image generation) – https://ideogram.ai/)
Black Forest Labs/Flux Context (image editing via Krea) – https://www.krea.ai/)
Flux Context demo (Krea launch post) – https://www.krea.ai/blog/flux-context)
Hedra: https://www.hedra.com/)
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