On June 27th, the a16z team headed to New York City for the first-ever AI Artist Retreat at their office. This event brought together the builders behind some of the most popular AI creative tools, along with 16 artists, filmmakers, and designers who are exploring the capabilities of AI in their work.
In this episode, we hear from the innovators pushing the boundaries of AI creativity. Joined by Anish Acharya, General Partner, and Justine Moore, Partner on the Consumer team, we feature insights from:
These leaders highlight the surprising commonalities between founders and artists, and the interdisciplinary nature of their work. The episode covers the origin stories behind these innovative tools, their viral moments, and their future visions. You’ll also hear about the exciting potential for AI in various creative modalities, including image, video, music, 3D, and speech.
Keep an eye out for more in our series highlighting the founders building groundbreaking foundation models and AI applications for video, audio, photography, animation, and more.
Learn more and see videos on artists leveraging AI.
Justine Moore is a partner on the consumer tech team at Andreessen Horowitz, where she focuses on AI companies.
Mohammad Norouzi is cofounder and CEO of Ideogram.
Anish Acharya Anish Acharya is an entrepreneur and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. At a16z, he focuses on consumer investing, including AI-native products and companies that will help usher in a new era of abundance.
Ammaar Reshi is Head of Design at ElevenLabs
Justin Maier is Cofounder and CEO of Civitai
Maxfield Hulker is Cofounder and COO of Civitai
Diego Rodriguez is Cofounder and CTO of Krea
Victor Perez is Cofounder and CEO of Krea
Conor Durkan is Cofounder of Udio
Hang Chu is Cofounder and CEO of Viggle
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