AI + a16z

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Artificial intelligence is changing everything from art to enterprise IT, and a16z is watching all of it with a close eye. This podcast features discussions with leading AI engineers, founders, and experts, as well as our general partners, about where the technology and industry are heading.

  1. Pylon: Reimagining B2B Customer Support

    -3 J

    Pylon: Reimagining B2B Customer Support

    Customer support platforms lacked adequate solutions for B2B companies - until Pylon entered the scene. We sat down with Pylon cofounders Marty Kausas, Advith Chelikani, and Robert Eng to discuss why they went into B2B, how they plan to beat huge competitors, and why they still live together in a windowless apartment and work 9-9-6 hours despite having raised tens of millions. Follow Pylon on X: https://x.com/usepylon Follow Marty on X: https://x.com/marty_kausas Follow Advith on X: https://x.com/advith_c Follow Robert on X: https://x.com/rengrenghello Follow Jennifer on X: https://x.com/JenniferHli Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence here, including articles, projects, and more podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    48 min
  2. Keycard: 2026 is the Year of Agents

    22 OCT.

    Keycard: 2026 is the Year of Agents

    In 2025, we saw the first glimpses of true AI agents. In 2026, every company will be rushing to get them into production, and they’ll need companies like Keycard to manage fleets of agents. In this conversation, a16z Partner Joel de la Garza sits down with Keycard Cofounder and CEO Ian Livingstone to discuss the continuum from copilots to agents, the security realities of tool-calling, why enterprises will adopt before consumers, and how to control your agents.   Follow Joel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/3448827723723234/ Follow Ian on X: https://x.com/ianlivingstone Follow Keycard on X: https://x.com/keycardlabs Learn more about Keycard: https://www.keycard.sh/ Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence here, including articles, projects, and more podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    33 min
  3. The Trillion Dollar AI Software Development Stack

    10 OCT.

    The Trillion Dollar AI Software Development Stack

    AI coding has emerged as a major market for AI: one that’s already rewriting how software gets built. a16z Infra Partners Yoko Li and Guido Appenzeller break down how “agents with environments” are changing the dev loop; why repos and PRs may need new abstractions; and where ROI is showing up first (like legacy code migration). We also cover token economics for engineering teams, the emerging agent toolbox (sandboxes, code search/parsing, agent-optimized docs, orchestration), and founder opportunities when you treat agents as users, not just tools. Read the blog post here. Find Yoko here: https://x.com/stuffyokodraws Find Guido here: https://x.com/appenz Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence here, including articles, projects, and more podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    38 min
  4. Material Security CEO: How To Find Your Ideal Customer

    6 OCT.

    Material Security CEO: How To Find Your Ideal Customer

    What if the hardest part of building a company isn’t the product, but knowing exactly who it’s for? In this episode, a16z General Partner Martin Casado sits down with Abhishek Agrawal, Cofounder and CEO of Material Security, to discuss how an ideal customer profile is discovered, how to manage any kind of customer, and how frothy markets can distort real signal. Follow Martin on X: https://x.com/martin_casado Follow Material Security on X: https://x.com/material_sec Follow Abhishek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhishek--agrawal/ Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence here, including articles, projects, and more podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    34 min
  5. When Deepfakes Steal $30M: The New Edge of Cybercrime

    26 SEPT.

    When Deepfakes Steal $30M: The New Edge of Cybercrime

    AI is transforming both sides of the cybersecurity cat-and-mouse game. Attackers are using LLMs to scale impersonation, phishing, and even deepfake fraud—while defenders are racing to automate detection and takedowns at the same speed. In this episode, a16z partner Joel de la Garza talks with Kevin Tian, cofounder & CEO of Doppel Security (and former Uber engineer), about building in this new landscape. They cover: Why outsider founders sometimes build the most effective security companiesThe “3 V’s” framework for today’s social engineering attacks: volume, velocity, varietyHow Doppel uses reasoning models and reinforcement fine-tuning to cut false positives and improve precisionSimulation tools like “vibe phishing” to train employees on real attacker tacticsThe shift from manual cyber-intelligence services to AI-driven, software-margin businessesWhy the biggest bottleneck now isn’t model cost—but engineering time to deliver the right contextIf you’re building security products or exploring how AI can automate tough edge cases, this is a ground-level look at what’s working—and what comes next. Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence here, including articles, projects, and more podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    22 min
  6. How AI Will Change Photography Forever

    17 SEPT.

    How AI Will Change Photography Forever

    What if you could retake your favorite memories years after they happened, fixing the lighting, catching the smile, or even opening your eyes? In this conversation, a16z General Partner Martin Casado and Partner Yoko Li sit down with scientist and Lytro founder Ren Ng along with Phota Labs cofounders Cecilia Zhang and Zhihao “Zach” Xia to explore the past, present, and future of computational photography.  They trace the story from the invention of light-field cameras and the evolution of smartphone photography to today’s AI powered retakes that preserve identity and context in ways filters never could. Together they reflect on how AI is changing what it means to capture a moment, why authenticity matters as much as aesthetics, and how the future of photography may no longer depend on a lens at all but on models that know you. Resources:  Find Cecilia on GitHub: https://ceciliavision.github.io/ Find Zach on GitHub: https://likesum.github.io/ Find Ren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renng Find Yoko on X: https://x.com/stuffyokodraws Find Martin on X: https://x.com/martin_casado   Timecodes: 00:00 The Decisive Moment in Photography 00:33 Introduction to Computational Photography 01:05 Personal Histories and Connections 02:27 Evolution of Computational Photography 04:15 The Birth of Light Field Photography 07:28 From Hardware to Software Innovations 08:52 Founding of Photo Labs 11:10 Generative AI in Photography 13:54 The Future of Photography 14:47 Personalized Visual Gen AI 16:27 User Reactions and Real-World Applications 17:44 Technical Innovations and Challenges 24:11 New Use Cases and Exciting Prospects 25:34 The Essence of Slide Photography 26:16 The Future of Photography: Generative AI 28:58 Authenticity in Photography 32:11 Generative AI and User Behavior 34:39 The Impact of Generative AI on Photography 37:02 The Evolution of Photography Styles 46:20 The Future of Computational Photography   Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence here, including articles, projects, and more podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    52 min
  7. How OpenAI Built Its Coding Agent

    29 AOÛT

    How OpenAI Built Its Coding Agent

    OpenAI’s Codex has already shipped hundreds of thousands of pull requests in its first month. But what is it really, and how will coding agents change the future of software? In this episode, General Partner Anjney Midha goes behind the scenes with one of Codex’s product leads- Alexander Embiricos - to unpack its origin story, why its PR success rate is so high, the safety challenges of autonomous agents, and what this all means for developers, students, and the future of coding. Resources:  Find Alex on X: https://x.com/embirico Find Anjney on X: https://twitter.com/AnjneyMidha   Stay Updated:  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 Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence here, including articles, projects, and more podcasts.

    1 h 20 min
  8. Models, Modalities, and Memes: Creating Compelling AI Characters

    14 AOÛT

    Models, Modalities, and Memes: Creating Compelling AI Characters

    Models, Modalities, and Memes: Creating Compelling AI Characters In this episode of AI + a16z, Hedra founder and CEO Michael Lingelbach joins a16z partners Justine Moore and Matt Bornstein to talk about building AI-native video — and why the next wave of generative content is all about characters, not just clips. They discuss how Hedra’s expressive, full-body, dialogue-centric video models are powering everything from viral meme content to enterprise training tools. Michael explains why “character” is the core design primitive in Hedra’s architecture, how consumers are leading the charge in discovering new use cases, and what it takes to productionize those behaviors for real-world applications. Along the way, they explore what makes multi-modal generation uniquely hard, the role of user control in shaping believable AI performances, and why being a founder sometimes means responding to thousands of support emails — at 6 a.m. Key takeaways: How Hedra’s real-time video model blends audio, image, and character controlWhy generative content is shifting from static avatars to programmable personasThe surprising crossover between consumer creativity and enterprise adoptionWhere existing LLMs fall short in generating emotionally authentic charactersWhat vibe coding, hands-on design, and founder obsession look like in practiceFor anyone curious about building AI characters, scaling creative workflows, or the future of human-computer interaction — this one’s not to be missed. Check out everything a16z is doing with artificial intelligence here, including articles, projects, and more podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    47 min
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Artificial intelligence is changing everything from art to enterprise IT, and a16z is watching all of it with a close eye. This podcast features discussions with leading AI engineers, founders, and experts, as well as our general partners, about where the technology and industry are heading.

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  • Création
    a16z
  • Années d’activité
    2024 - 2025
  • Épisodes
    62
  • Classification
    Tous publics
  • Site web de l’émission
    AI + a16z

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