Masters of Scale Pioneers of AI: Mark Cuban’s investment strategy in this new era of tech
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Dec 30, 2025 
Mark Cuban, a serial entrepreneur and Shark Tank star, discusses the evolving landscape of AI investments. He shares his hands-on experiences with AI tools like OpenAI Sora and explores innovative uses of AI avatars for marketing. Cuban argues that AI is democratizing entrepreneurship and emphasizes the importance of light-touch regulation in the U.S. He provides advice for young job seekers to leverage AI in small firms and critiques AI business ideas on scalability and defensibility. Ultimately, he questions if we're in an AI bubble and shares his insights on finding disruptive opportunities.
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Sora Experiment Became Free Marketing
- Mark Cuban experimented with OpenAI's Sora and let people create thousands of short clips of him.
- He used each clip to test marketing by always adding his CostPlusDrugs logo at the end.
Synthesia Avatar Used At A Mavs China Game
- Mark invested early in Synthesia to explore avatars and computer vision applications.
- He used an avatar speaking Chinese on the Mavericks' Jumbotron during a China trip to test the tech.
Computer Vision Unlocks Preventive Health
- Computer vision for robotics is compute-intensive and data-hungry, so healthcare gains will accelerate when CV scales.
- Early CV in sports shows preventive benefits by detecting subtle movement changes tied to injuries.
