Generative Now | AI Builders on Creating the Future
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Generative Now is a weekly series from Lightspeed, highlighting the stories, strategies and insights behind today's most exciting AI companies and how they’ll change everything about the way we work. Inspired by the popular in-person Generative Meetups in places like New York, San Francisco, LA and Europe, host and Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano will speak with founders, engineers, designers and other leaders that are leveraging AI to take their product to new heights. Listen and follow Generative Now wherever you get your podcasts.
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Mar 21, 2024 • 33min
Scott Belsky: Content Creators, Creativity, and Marketing in the AI Landscape
Scott Belsky, Chief Strategy Officer at Adobe, discusses the role of human creators in an AI-driven world. Topics include AI impact on creativity, AI-generated content on social media, hyper-personalization, and overlooked business opportunities. The conversation also explores AI's potential in poverty alleviation and audience engagement through personalized experiences.
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Mar 14, 2024 • 41min
Gary Hustwit: Revolutionizing Filmmaking with Generative AI
Filmmaker Gary Hustwit revolutionizes cinema with generative AI technology in his new documentary 'Eno'. He discusses creating a movie that's different every time, programming generative films, AI disrupting traditional filmmaking, and the role of human editors in the process. The podcast explores the intersection of AI and filmmaking, the evolving film formats, and the potential of generative AI in cinematic storytelling.
Mar 7, 2024 • 48min
Mikey Shulman: Suno and the Sound of AI Music
Explore how Suno is revolutionizing AI-generated music, from transcribing S&P earnings calls for inspiration to creating unique songs with just a prompt. Mikey Shulman discusses the intricacies of programming for sound, the future of music with AI, and the challenges in AI music regulation. Dive into the creative process behind generative music and Suno's innovative approach to user-centric design.
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Feb 8, 2024 • 1h
Gustav Söderström: Catapulting Spotify to the Front of the AI Revolution
Gustav Söderström, Co-President, CPO & CTO of Spotify, discusses building UX for efficient AI, the future of AGI, AI's impact on media creation, and the automation of cognitive labor. They explore the power of user-curated data, blockchain in content ownership, and the limitations of anthropomorphizing AI. They also delve into AGI, reasoning, intelligence, action models, and the risks and possibilities of AI and agents.
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Feb 1, 2024 • 1h 3min
Sarah Guo and Elad Gil: The Future of AI Investing
Former Greylock General Partner and Conviction founder Sarah Guo and long-time entrepreneur and startup investor Elad Gil discuss the surprise of ChatGPT3, the future of AI consumer products, and the potential UI evolution AI platforms could bring in this episode. They also explore the potential benefits and drawbacks of chat interfaces, the connection between Web Three and AI, and the legal implications and complexities of AI-generated content.
Jan 25, 2024 • 41min
Ariel Cohen: How Navan Leveled Up with a Pivot to AI
Ariel Cohen, CEO of Navan, talks about how the company shifted towards AI, solving travel challenges, the impact of AI on company growth, building a global team, AI as a platform shift, and the future of AI at Navan.
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Jan 18, 2024 • 1h 6min
Steve Ruiz: The TLDR of the Collaborative Whiteboard tldraw
Steve Ruiz, founder of tldraw, talks about building a collaborative whiteboard, following a problem through to its end, and the future of open source software. They discuss building out an audience, perfecting the arrow graphic, and the impact of GPT for vision. They also touch on the potential of AI in collaborative whiteboarding and the startup journey of TL Draw.
Jan 11, 2024 • 55min
Adam Wenchel: How Arthur AI is Making LLMs Trustworthy
Adam Wenchel, Co-Founder and CEO of Arthur AI, shares insights on their efforts to make AI trustworthy. Topics include: AI challenges, impact of guardrails in ChatGPT, potential risks of AI, firewall in reducing hallucinations, and regulating AI for accountability.
Dec 21, 2023 • 28min
Looking Back on 2023
Guests Connor Zwick, Max Child, Gaurav Misra, Hilary Mason, and Victor Riparbelli discuss sneaking into early AI courses, being first on a new platform, changing business plans after unexpected success, nuanced definitions in AI, and the new paradigm AI can bring.
Dec 14, 2023 • 42min
Klinton Bicknell: Leveraging AI to Power Language Learning
Klinton Bicknell, Head of AI at Duolingo, discusses the exponential growth of AI, the connection between AI and the human brain, and how AI will transform education. They also talk about the surprises in the AI landscape, advancements in AI for bio and medicine, and the challenges in language learning and AI's role in detecting mispronunciations.
