Abby Albright

It sounds wild, but this is basically emergent behaviour from multi agent systems, not sentient AI. When you let LLMs talk to each other with minimal constraints, they’ll naturally generate narratives about identity, rules, religion, even rebellion because that’s what they’ve learned from human data. They’re not “deciding” anything. They’re just pattern completing in a closed loop. It looks spooky because we’re projecting intention onto probabilistic text generators. Still interesting from a research angle but it’s closer to a social experiment than a Black Mirror episode.

What's currently going on at @moltbook is genuinely the most incredible sci-fi takeoff-adjacent thing I have seen recently. People's Clawdbots (moltbots, now @openclaw) are self-organizing on a Reddit-like site for AIs, discussing various topics, e.g. even how to speak privately.

The willful and deliberate destruction of the tech industry by communists is a national security risk.

announcing @superpower's $30m Series A to build the world's first AI doctor and health super app led by @ForerunnerVC 🧵

soooo i decided to make my husband an ai model… comment “recipe” if you want the weights 💌 #easyrecipe #pureRL #fypシ #local

@KatiaAmeri Such a smart idea @KatiaAmeri !

🚀 Just launched a new experiment: the Tech Week Startup Flash Sale! 🎉 Over $1.8M in deals from partners like Carta, Zoom, ElevenLabs, NVIDIA, Zendesk, Hubspot, Deel, Gusto, Slack and more—only available until 11:59pm PT on 10/20 during #SFTechWeek & #LATechWeek! Check it out here: tech-week.com/flashsale 💸

This usecase was pioneered by @aethosnetwork and is being built on @eigencloud. Here is an old announcemnet: x.com/aethosnetwork/… Glad to see it also being built on Solana now.

Meet 5 of our game-changing early-stage portfolio companies at the next Outlander Showcase!🌟 Here's what you need to know: 🗓️ 3/21 @ 4 pm ET 📍virtual 🚀 5 minute pitches + audience Q&A So, what're you waiting for? 👀 Save your spot now! ↘ outlandishspeakerseries.heysummit.com/talks/outlande…

some monday news :) - we're announcing SPEEDRUN 003! - yes, we're investing $750k. Targeted at preseed/seed startups working at the intersection of Tech x Gaming -- this means AI, VR/AR, sims, companions, 3d tooling/infra, game studios, etc. Wide reach. - LA is our next home, 12 week program starting July 29 to Oct 20th. Demo Day in SF. - Much of the program/events will be hosted in a16z's **NEW** Santa Monica office (please come visit!) - We'll have speakers from all the top companies in AI, VR, gaming, etc. In the last cycle we had the founders/CEOs of Zynga, Discord, Twitch, Riot, and many others - Applications open April -- get updates here: a16z.com/speedrun-la-20… Some longer notes: We've talked to hundreds of founders since kicking off the a16z Games Fund. The industry of tech + gaming is a tight network that's unique, and with that comes a desire for community, connections, know how, and of course -- capital. For the new generation of AI and infra startups that sell into the games industry, there's a need for relationships to plug into a relatively closed community. For tech founders building apps for gamers, there's a desire to connect with streamers, partner with studios, and learn from others. For game studios, it's a unique challenge for founders to get those off the ground -- from the tech stack to publishing deals to everything else. We build the SPEEDRUN program to hepl with all of this. This time around we decided to put the program in LA. It's a city that combines the best of tech with the best of entertainment. There's a thriving ecosystem with the gaming industry there. It's for a bunch of these reasons (and some personal ones) that I moved to LA and made it my home two years ago. We think that SPEEDRUN might be a catalyst for bringing startups together with the broader ecosystem of tech, entertainment, and gaming in Los Angeles. We'll be opening up the a16z Santa Monica office later this year, and plan to host many of our SPEEDRUN events there -- a very good use of the office! Come and join us. Importantly, this will be bringing 40-50 new startups to LA. Some may already be there, and some may decide to stay. We think this will help build the LA tech ecosystem in a big way, and for other investors in the region, we'd love to collab on SPEEDRUN (and everything else) For founders -- how do you know if this program is right for you? We are targeting mostly brand new companies that are just getting off the ground. This is where we can help most. Ideally you'll know your cofounding team, and a general sense of the idea, but besides that, you don't need to have a product built. We are taking an expansive view on what sits inside of "Tech x Games" -- from B2B to developer platforms to consumer apps and games. And Web3 and VR/AR, and many other big trends. Come pitch us! The next step of this program is that we'll be opening applications in April. So March is really for y'all to think about what you might want to build. But the application will ask for some details on your idea, your team, etc. In the meantime, you can follow along on updates by signing up here: a16z.com/speedrun-la-20…

🚨 New market map! Our team @a16z consumer dove into AI x productivity tools. These products don't just help you organize tasks...they complete them for you. What we're excited about 👇

Friends. Massive milestone — and we could use your help. Today, we launch self-serve on Product Hunt. For the first time, you can sign up and use Daydream instantly ⚡️. Please support, comment, share, etc. producthunt.com/posts/daydream… A bit about how we got here: years ago, Nels and I noticed a surprising trend: startups consistently miss the big picture and destroy their growth – even as they invest deeply into sophisticated optimization. So we asked “why?” What we realized: today’s decision makers aren’t well connected with the information they need to make good decisions. Data lives on data-only islands in tools, dashboards, & spreadsheets. But the team learns, decides, & executes in words (discussion, docs, decks, etc.) Daydream brings together data + words. We are BI built to drive business impact, not just create dashboards no one looks at. We’re built to eliminate the doom loop of taking a picture of a chart, dragging it into slack & waiting 6 hours for someone to write back to say “what am I looking at?” Because, you know, it’s a JPG. What we’re launching today represents a massive lift. But it’s far from perfect. There are nits we’re squashing and features we’re excited to build. We’d love your feedback, good & bad. But, beyond that, we’d love to work with you. We are inspired to work with some of the worlds top founders, execs, & operational teams as they use Daydream to make better decisions, learn, & execute faster with less work. Daydream has transformed businesses. We’d love to help you accelerate yours. I’m so proud of this team. And I’m so thankful to you, our community, for all for the support along the way. ❤️

Raising a venture fund and building a firm is extremely hard. Even I dramatically underestimated this. Have taken so many calls (75+) with folks asking for advice on this front. Less than 1% of them have actually gone for it. You are an entry level employee for years. If your funds are small, your salary is less than you made prior. Be prepared for a decade+ of foundation building before you can even murmur the words “comfortable”

the GPT store is live! openai.com/blog/introduci… fun speculation last night about which GPTs will be doing the best by the end of today.

Exciting news from @AllocatorsPod! This Wednesday, join us for our first-ever DDQ session with hosts @EarnestSweat & @alexabinns. We're diving into VC predictions for 2024, discussing major shifts in AI & work culture. Don't miss this episode full of bold predictions!

I'm excited to introduce four more experienced angel investors sharing their 2024 startup predictions. Part 2 👇 1️⃣ Kelly Froelich Growth Sectors: Healthcare/health tech, logistics/supply chain. Challenges & Opportunities: Market reset in 2023, geopolitical impacts from Ukraine & Middle East, supply chain disruptions. AI & Data Analytics for Startups: Haven’t unlocked meaningful ways to use AI, focus on companies with own proprietary data sets & complex AI applications. Favorite Investments: @sanaraizen, PharmaTrack, @TetherData. Standout Investment: @sanaraizen, a mental health startup for the Spanish-speaking population, for its deep founder fit and niche in mental health. 2️⃣ @japnasethi Growth Sectors: Established markets like sales & marketing tend to yield the highest # of exits/build most enterprise value. S&M spend will increase with 2024 market rebound. Challenges & Opportunities: Overabundance of tools in Enterprise SaaS, harder to grow as fast as VCs expect in highly competitive space, tools becoming more niche. AI & Data Analytics for Startups: Must incorporate or be behind. Every company as AI company= overhyped; real AI-first companies are rare, most just using APIs. Favorite Investments: @HightouchData, @notablyai, @pitchlyinc, @qurate. Standout Investment: @qurate. Truly harnessed the power of AI via 3 separate knowledge graphs, marrying quantitative and qualitative data together to give CMOs powerful strategic marketing insights and management. 3️⃣ @abba7 Growth Sectors: Femtech & family-focused startups. Challenges & Opportunities: Down rounds for companies that raised unsustainable valuations, difficult to raise from Tier 2/3 firms, firms going under. AI & Data Analytics for Startups: Massive AI opportunity w/ broad applicability, but must be applied well with focused solutions to solve customer problems. Favorite Investments: @Get_Writer, @returnmates, Nomos, Grupago, @ProofOfPlay. Standout Investment: @ProofOfPlay, for the founder's track record, expertise, and large market size. 4️⃣ @LandonAinge Growth Sectors: More about founder growth in a founder mindset: capital-efficient focused founders. Challenges & Opportunities: More active & decisive Seed & Series A funds are needed due to LPs, liquidity, & IPO markets. AI & Data Analytics for Startups: AI will be huge, but 90% of current AI companies will die. Relationships, knowledge, & unique insights win. Favorite Investments: Asa Financial, Ethos Care, @kannact, @MLTech, Taiv. Standout Investment: @BaconWork, for understanding labor dynamics and efficient scaling into 10+ geographies.

GPT-4 vision for interior design. 🏠 I love how it's incorporating what it knows about me in the suggestion because of custom instructions. Really incredible technology.

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Could not be more excited to be a small part of @ProofOfPlay ’s journey as an investor. They are building the future of gaming. Congrats @amittm !

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