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2024 Big Ideas: Voice-First Apps, AI Moats, Never-Ending Games, and Anime Takes Off
The a16z Show discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future – especially as ‘software eats the world’. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world. This show is produced by Andreessen Horowitz (aka “a16z”), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Multiple episodes are released every week; visit a16z.com for more details and to sign up for our newsletters and other content as well!
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Voice-First Apps, AI Moats, Never-Ending Games, and Anime. We asked over 40 partners across a16z to preview one big idea they believe will drive innovation in 2024.
Here in our 3-part series, you’ll hear directly from partners across all our verticals, as we dive even more deeply into these ideas. What’s the why now? Who is already building in these spaces? What opportunities and challenges are on the horizon? And how can you get involved?
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Big Ideas in Tech 2024
Big Idea: Voice-First Apps Will Become Integral to Our Lives
The limiting factors of voice technology
What would a voice-first app look like?
Voice tech for companionship and productivity
The primary modality voice applications
How builders and founders can integrate voice technology
Big Idea: The Consumer AI Battleground Moves from Model to UX
How user experience can contribute toward building a moat
The commoditization of models
How should builders differentiate between model and experience?
Breakout examples for 2024
Open source vs closed source
The impact of applications splitting from the infrastructure layer
Big Idea: AI-First Games That Never End
Generative AI in gaming and AI native games
Introducing generative agents as game companions
Does the gaming community want hyper personalization?
New entrants vs the incumbents
How business models and cost structures are evolving
Advice for game builders in 2024
Big Idea: Anime Games Go Mainstream
What defines anime?
Anime’s monetization strategy and how it differs from other genres
Why are we seeing a rise in anime?
What is required to be successful in anime
AI, XR and inventing the next wave of anime
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