When AI Meets Art

Published: July 30, 2024, 4:30 p.m.

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.\n\nIn 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:\n\nAmmaar Reshi - Head of Design, ElevenLabs\nJustin Maier - Cofounder & CEO, Civitai\nMaxfield Hulker - Cofounder & COO, Civitai\nDiego Rodriguez - Cofounder & CTO, Krea\nVictor Perez - Cofounder & CEO, Krea\nMohammad Norouzi - Cofounder & CEO, Ideogram\nHang Chu - Cofounder & CEO, Viggle\nConor Durkan - Cofounder, Udio\n\nThese 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.\n\nKeep 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.\n\nLearn more and see videos on artists leveraging AI at: a16z.com/aiart