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

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

June 13, 2025

Duration

29m

Channel

a16z

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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
• ElevenLabs' 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)

It’s exhausting (in the best way) to be a creative in the age of AI. Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Meet the Hosts: Justine and Olivia 00:45 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 ElevenLabs' 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-ai-apps/ 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-generation OpenAI: https://openai.com/chatgpt ElevenLabs (V3 voice model) – https://elevenlabs.io/ Ideogram (logo/image generation) – https://ideogram.ai/ Black Forest Labs/Flux Context (image editing via Krea) – https://www.krea.ai/ Flux Context demo (Krea launch post) – https://www.krea.ai/blog/flux-context Hedra: https://www.hedra.com/ Stay Updated: Let us know what you think: https://ratethispodcast.com/a16z Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16z Find a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z Subscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/ Follow our host: https://x.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Olivia Moore

  host

  Partner on the investing team at a16z, covering consumer AI applications and trends.

• Justine Moore

  host

  Partner on the investing team at a16z, covering consumer AI applications and trends.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of a16z, featuring Olivia Moore and Justine Moore, What You Missed in AI This Week (Google, Apple, ChatGPT) explores aI video, voice, and consumer monetization accelerate creative entrepreneurship Google’s Veo 3 sparked a “ChatGPT moment” for AI video by generating native audio alongside video, enabling viral short-form talking-character content.

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