Justine Moore

1 month ago | a16z.com | Justine Moore

What happens when AI doesn’t just generate content, but embodies it? AI has already mastered the ability to produce realistic photos, videos, and voices, passing the visual and auditory Turing Test. The next big leap is in AI avatars: combining a face with a voice to create a talking character. Can’t you just generate an image of a face, animate it, and add a voiceover? Not quite. The challenge isn’t just nailing the lip sync — it’s making facial expressions and body language move in tandem.

1 month ago | a16z.com | Matt Perault |Jai Ramaswamy |Justine Moore |Collin McCune

In Brief America's ability to compete globally in artificial intelligence depends on strategic investments in talent and infrastructure, particularly to ensure that Little Tech can innovate alongside bigger players.

2 months ago | a16z.com | Olivia Moore |Daisy Zhao |Justine Moore |Yoko Li

In just six months, the consumer AI landscape has been redrawn. Some products surged, others stalled, and a few unexpected players rewrote the leaderboard overnight. Deepseek rocketed from obscurity to a leading ChatGPT challenger. AI video models advanced from experimental to fairly dependable (at least for short clips!). And so-called “vibecoding” is changing who can create with AI, not just who can use it.

Feb 11, 2025 | a16z.com | Justine Moore |Yoko Li |Gabriel Vasquez |Bryan Kim |Marco Mascorro

What products are builders using to make websites and web apps with AI? A deep dive into how these products work, their limitations, and the features on the horizon.

Jan 29, 2025 | a16z.com | Olivia Moore |Anish Acharya |Seema Amble |Justine Moore

For enterprises, AI directly replaces human labor with technology. It’s cheaper, faster, more reliable — and often outperforms humans. Voice agents also allow businesses to be available to their customers 24/7 to answer questions, schedule appointments, or complete purchases. Customer availability and business availability no longer have to match 1:1 (ever tried to call an East Coast bank after 3 p.m. PT?); with voice agents, every business can always be online.