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
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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/
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