What You Missed in AI This Week (Google, Apple, ChatGPT)

Things in consumer AI are moving fast. In this episode, Justine and Olivia Moore, investing partners (and identical twins!) at a16z, break down what’s real, what’s overhyped, and what’s next across the consumer AI space. They cover: 

• Veo 3: how Google's video model unlocked a new genre of content 
• OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode: upgrades, realism, and... um, human-like hesitation 
• Apple's AI announcements 
• 11Labs V3: expressive voice tags, real-time interruptions, and narrative tools for creators 
• New data from a16z: AI consumer startups are ramping revenue faster than ever—and they show you how 
• Justine walks through how she used ChatGPT, Ideogram, and Krea to launch a fully AI-assisted brand prototype (store photos and all)

Timecodes: 

00:00 Introduction  

00:28 Meet the Hosts: Justine and Olivia

00:44 Veo 3: The Game-Changer in AI Video

06:34 ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode Updates

10:22 Apple's AI Announcements and Siri's Shortcomings

12:18 11 Labs' New Voice Model: 11 V3

15:50 Report from a16z: AI Revenue Growth

23:14 Demo of the Week: AI in Brand Creation

Resources: 

Read ‘What “Working” Means in the Era of AI Apps’: https://a16z.com/revenue-benchmarks-a... 

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

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

Tools Discussed: 

Veo 3: https://gemini.google/overview/video-... 

OpenAI: https://openai.com/chatgpt 

11Labs (V3 voice model) – https://elevenlabs.io/ 

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