a16z partners Olivia and Justine Moore unpack the latest in consumer AI including:
- Grok’s “Imagine” and its instant, social-first creative tools
- Google’s Genie 3 and the future of 3D worlds
- GPT-5: what’s new, what’s missing, and why some want their old chatbot back
- AI-generated music from ElevenLabs
- Olivia’s vibecoded Jensen Huang selfie app
Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction & This Week's Topics
0:24 Grok Imagine: Social AI Image & Video Generation
4:48 GPT-5 Release & GPT-4 Deprecation
5:36 Comparing GPT-5 and GPT-4: Coding vs. Personality
9:13 AI for Mental Health: Illinois Law & Industry Impact
12:29 Genie 3: Interactive World Models from Google
16:53 ElevenLabs Music Model: Licensed AI Music Generation
19:16 Vibecoding: Consumer Experiments & Platform Evolution
24:14 The Future of Vibecoding & AI Tools
27:05 Conclusions
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Read Anish and Justine’s vibecoding post: https://a16z.com/specialized-app-gen-platforms/
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