Mati Staniszewski (Eleven Labs) and Demi Guo (Pika): The Future of Media and Generative AI

This week on Generative Now, Lightspeed Partner and host Michael Mignano talks to Mati Staniszewski (co-founder of Eleven Labs) and Demi Guo (co-founder and CEO of Pika). This conversation was part of a special Summer Edition of Generative NYC, a monthly meetup for AI builders hosted by Lightspeed. Demi and Mati discuss the landscape of AI generated content creation, AI foundation models, and perspectives on the future of the industry.

Episode Chapters
(00:00) Introduction

(02:52) The impact of Eleven Labs on AI content creation

(04:54) Demi Guo on the creative applications of Pika

(05:43) Building high-quality AI video generation tools

(10:40) AI models for content creation

(14:20) The research behind AI advancements

(17:17) Future perspectives on AI-driven video creation

(23:16) Overcoming challenges in model development

(26:11) Teams behind Eleven Labs and Pika

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