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August 13, 2025 27 mins

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 

 

Resources:

Find Olivia on X: https://x.com/omooretweets

Find Justine on X: https://x.com/venturetwins

Read Anish and Justine’s  vibecoding post: https://a16z.com/specialized-app-gen-platforms/

 

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