As we enter the AI era, we predict the benefits to consumers will be as profound as the technology is magical.
It’s impossible to talk about new technology without talking about human flourishing — every new technology from the plow to the microchip has typically been followed by a period of newfound wealth for consumers in the form of cheaper goods, improved productivity, and longer, healthier lives. In many ways, the most financially average person in our modern society experiences daily luxuries that history’s Pharaohs and Caesars could not imagine: instant communication, broadcast television, global travel, antibiotics.
As we enter the AI era, we predict the benefits to consumers will be as profound as the technology is magical; what indeed are the implications for software that can write poetry, listen emphatically, compose music, or provide dating advice?
In a word, we predict an Era of Abundance — consumers’ lives will be enriched through new channels for creativity and self expression, new paths to self discovery and belonging, and new ways to do the most meaningful work of their lives.
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Thousands of new AI-native companies are vying for attention. We crunched the data to find out: Which generative AI products are people actually using?
We predict an Era of Abundance — lives will be enriched through new channels for creativity, along with new paths to self discovery and belonging.
2023 was a breakout year for AI video. At the start of the year, no public text-to-video models existed, and there's a lot to come.
Generative AI offers founders an opportunity to completely reinvent workflows — and will spawn a new cohort of fully AI-native companies.
Every new platform changes how and where transactions happen. Now, we believe gen AI will be the latest revolution in marketplaces.
a16z’s Consumer team spends a lot of time testing (and playing with) the latest AI-native tools. Here you’ll find some of their favorite recent demos, trends, tutorials, and works of AI art.
@venturetwins
Apr 04
Playing around with the new multi-image prompting on @krea_ai 🪄
It’s amazing to see how the output changes in real-time as you upload new images and change the relative weights.
I’ve found it particularly useful if you want to combine a given character with a new style…
@venturetwins
Apr 04
@omooretweets
Mar 24
“Off label” use cases of ChatGPT are blowing up:
– Therapist
– Language tutor
– Career coach
– Research partner
This is a signal of consumer demand…and it’s time for startups to strike👇
@omooretweets
Mar 20
When measured in this way AI retention meets or even exceeds retention for pre-AI companies (per our benchmarks).
Median paid user retention is nearly identical from M1 – M6 for consumer and prosumer companies that charge via subscription.
@venturetwins
Mar 14
Used the new “patch enhance” feature on @krea_ai to transform this mech polar bear 🪄
It’s so easy to add, remove, or change details without altering the rest of the image.
(original image from u/theq1017752 on @HelloCivitai)
@venturetwins
Mar 14
@venturetwins
Mar 07
My dog Tilly is turning three this weekend (21 in dog years), so I used AI to make some fun photos 🎉
It took <20 minutes, two websites, and no code – and now I can run any prompt and get custom images of her.
You can do this for any person or pet. Here’s how ⬇️
@venturetwins
Mar 07
@omooretweets
Mar 02
Fun weekend project – use AI to generate a comic of you, your kids, or your friends!
And yes, this includes custom (and consistent) characters 🪄
How I did it using @dashstudioai ⬇️
@omooretweets
Mar 02
@venturetwins
Mar 01
It feels like we’ve unlocked huge improvements in controllability and accuracy of image models recently.
This was made with a single prompt on the new @ideogram_ai – accurate fingers AND text, and it perfectly represents a relatively complex concept 🤯
@venturetwins
Mar 01
@venturetwins
Feb 27
PSA: you can now add voice + lipsync to videos generated on @pika_labs.
And it’s powered by @elevenlabsio!
@venturetwins
Feb 27
@omooretweets
Feb 23
I built an AI tool for anyone who wants to be a better friend ✋
With ZERO manual intervention, it will detect who has a birthday coming up, find a flower shop local to them, and order / deliver a gift – right on time!
Here’s how 👇
@omooretweets
Feb 23
@venturetwins
Feb 22
🚨 New market map!
AI gives computers a personality – unlocking countless use cases across friendship, coaching, mentorship…and even romance.
What excites our team @a16z about AI companionship 👇
@venturetwins
Feb 22
@omooretweets
Feb 20
🚨 New market map!
Our team @a16z consumer dove into AI x productivity tools. These products don’t just help you organize tasks…they complete them for you.
What we’re excited about 👇
@omooretweets
Feb 20
@omooretweets
Feb 16
I’ve always wanted an AI that can prep me for my meetings…so I built one!
It emails me 15 minutes prior with a primer on:
1) Who I’m meeting
2) Where they work
3) Topics to cover
How I did it 👇
@omooretweets
Feb 16
@kirbyman01
Feb 14
In honor of Valentine’s Day, @a16z consumer is dropping a market map on AI x social 💗
We don’t think tech has to make us feel more alone.
In fact, it can help spark and foster new relationships, and help users build existing ones.
What we’re excited about 👇
@kirbyman01
Feb 14
@zachcohen25
Feb 13
Taylor Swift is old news, I am talking market maps over here!
Our team @a16z has spent the past year talking to founders, tracking usage, and envisioning the future of education.
This post is a culmination of what we’ve seen + the characteristics that get us excited 👇
@zachcohen25
Feb 13
@venturetwins
Feb 12
🚨 New market map alert!
Our team @a16z consumer dove into the first killer use case of AI: making creative content.
A recap of the companies tackling generation and editing + what we’re hoping to see next 👇
@venturetwins
Feb 12
@omooretweets
Jan 25
It’s time for a new era of prosumer software!
GenAI-native workflows will give users leverage on their time and skills, making the experience of getting work done much more magical 🪄
Here’s what @illscience, @venturetwins and I are looking for 👇
@omooretweets
Jan 25
@venturetwins
Jan 18
Playing around with the new @runwayml multi-motion brush tool.
If you look closely, there are three separate movements here – the trees swaying, the water falling, and the clouds blowing through the sky.
Image created on @ideogram_ai and upscaled @krea_ai 🪄
@venturetwins
Jan 18
@omooretweets
Jan 14
Personalized LoRAs are going to massively shake up the influencer game.
Cost/time of making cool content should go way down – anyone can have a photo on a private jet or at Paris Fashion Week!
But this means TONS of new competition from both human and AI influencers.
@omooretweets
Jan 14
@venturetwins
Jan 10
You can now create high quality 3D objects with a single text prompt 🤯
My labradoodle wizard is ready for his close-up.
Congrats to @LumaLabsAI on the new model!
@venturetwins
Jan 10
@venturetwins
Jan 05
Meet my AI clone! 🤖
I used @HeyGen_Official to make this avatar from a short clip of me – I can now make her say (almost) anything.
I think she passes as the real me pretty well…
@venturetwins
Jan 05
@venturetwins
Dec 12
Reddit is a hotbed for AI discourse.
It’s full of controversial takes and entertaining content – but also deep discussions among the builders and enthusiasts moving the space forward.
@omooretweets and I pulled some stats on AI subreddits – takeaways 👇
@venturetwins
Dec 12
@venturetwins
Nov 30
Introducing our thesis on AI x dating 💖
Every new platform gives rise to products that help people find love – from newspaper classifieds to online dating sites to apps.
AI will fuel the next major shift. More from me + @illscience 👇
@venturetwins
Nov 30
@omooretweets
Nov 29
What are the biggest AI products on Discord, and how big are they in the scope of the platform?
The top ten AI apps by invite page traffic 👇
(h/t @Similarweb for the data!) https://t.co/7EYf9ucHec
@omooretweets
Nov 29
@venturetwins
Nov 27
Obsessed with the new “make it more” trend on ChatGPT.
You generate an image of something, and then keep asking for it to be MORE.
For example – spicy ramen getting progressively spicier 🔥 (from u/dulipat)
@venturetwins
Nov 27
@venturetwins
Nov 16
Open source models are at the bleeding edge of AI – but most consumers have no idea how to use them.
Enter a wave of products that bring these models to the browser (or app!), with consumer-friendly UI/tooling.
More from me + @omooretweets on startups building here 👇
@venturetwins
Nov 16
From video generators to virtual companions, these are the most popular gen AI web products and apps.
We’re investors focused on the products and services that will be game-changers for the consumer experience across the world. We believe technology isn’t only for enhancing business, it’s about advancing human progress.
