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/

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