When AI Meets Art
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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: Ammaar Reshi - Head of Design, ElevenLabs Justin Maier - Cofounder & CEO, Civitai Maxfield Hulker - Cofounder & COO, Civitai Diego Rodriguez - Cofounder & CTO, Krea Victor Perez - Cofounder & CEO, Krea Mohammad Norouzi - Cofounder & CEO, Ideogram Hang Chu - Cofounder & CEO, Viggle Conor Durkan - Cofounder, Udio 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 at: a16z.com/aiart Find Ammaar on Twitter: https://x.com/ammaar Learn more about ElevenLabs: https://elevenlabs.io Find Justin on Twitter: https://x.com/justmaier Find Max on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxfield-hulker-5222aa230/ Learn more about Civitai: https://civitai.com Find Diego on Twitter: https://x.com/asciidiego?lang=en Find Victor on Twitter: https://x.com/viccpoes Learn more about Krea: https://www.krea.ai/home Find Mohammed on Twitter: https://x.com/mo_norouzi Learn more about Ideogram: https://ideogram.ai/t/explore Find Conor on Twitter: https://x.com/conormdurkan Learn more about Udio: https://www.udio.com/home Find Hang on Twitter: https://x.com/chuhang1122 Learn more about Viggle: https://viggle.ai/ Stay Updated: Let us know what you think: https://ratethispodcast.com/a16z Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z Find a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Stay Updated: Find a16z on YouTube: YouTube Find a16z on X Find a16z on LinkedIn Listen to the a16z Show on Spotify Listen to the a16z Show on Apple Podcasts Follow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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