Victor Riparbelli
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Do you care if our content is AI-generated or not? Do you care when a film uses special effects or a green screen? Do we care that actors in commercials are paid to play someone else and endorse products that they've probably never heard of? Do we care if actors are real or generated? Are you a fan of Harry Potter or Daniel Radcliffe? Does it matter that Daniel Radcliffe exists in the real world?
Do you care if our content is AI-generated or not? Do you care when a film uses special effects or a green screen? Do we care that actors in commercials are paid to play someone else and endorse products that they've probably never heard of? Do we care if actors are real or generated? Are you a fan of Harry Potter or Daniel Radcliffe? Does it matter that Daniel Radcliffe exists in the real world?
Do you care if our content is AI-generated or not? Do you care when a film uses special effects or a green screen? Do we care that actors in commercials are paid to play someone else and endorse products that they've probably never heard of? Do we care if actors are real or generated? Are you a fan of Harry Potter or Daniel Radcliffe? Does it matter that Daniel Radcliffe exists in the real world?
You'll never meet him, probably, right? What about Mickey Mouse or Pixar characters? Can we feel something for them despite them being AI-generated? Will we trust AI agents, or do you still want to call the call center to speak to a human? Can we be entertained by computers interacting with each other? Would you want to play computers, play soccer, or play chess against each other? Maybe not.
You'll never meet him, probably, right? What about Mickey Mouse or Pixar characters? Can we feel something for them despite them being AI-generated? Will we trust AI agents, or do you still want to call the call center to speak to a human? Can we be entertained by computers interacting with each other? Would you want to play computers, play soccer, or play chess against each other? Maybe not.
You'll never meet him, probably, right? What about Mickey Mouse or Pixar characters? Can we feel something for them despite them being AI-generated? Will we trust AI agents, or do you still want to call the call center to speak to a human? Can we be entertained by computers interacting with each other? Would you want to play computers, play soccer, or play chess against each other? Maybe not.
The future is ahead of us, and while a lot of this sounds like sci-fi, it really isn't that far off. And it's up to all of us in this room and society to make sure that we build a really awesome future. I think we have the technologies, and I think we have the people to do it. Thank you.
The future is ahead of us, and while a lot of this sounds like sci-fi, it really isn't that far off. And it's up to all of us in this room and society to make sure that we build a really awesome future. I think we have the technologies, and I think we have the people to do it. Thank you.
The future is ahead of us, and while a lot of this sounds like sci-fi, it really isn't that far off. And it's up to all of us in this room and society to make sure that we build a really awesome future. I think we have the technologies, and I think we have the people to do it. Thank you.
This is 20VC with me, Harry Stebbings. Now, six or seven years ago, this Danish entrepreneur walked into my office and presented his vision for the future.
This is 20VC with me, Harry Stebbings. Now, six or seven years ago, this Danish entrepreneur walked into my office and presented his vision for the future.
This is 20VC with me, Harry Stebbings. Now, six or seven years ago, this Danish entrepreneur walked into my office and presented his vision for the future.
I'm sorry for you that we're meeting under these circumstances.
I'm sorry for you that we're meeting under these circumstances.
I'm sorry for you that we're meeting under these circumstances.
We just raised a Series D, which is a super exciting big milestone for us. We raised $100 million, led by NEA, with participation from all of our existing investors. So we're very excited to get into 25 with a big war chest and just get to escape velocity, shut down the category that we're in, and win.
We just raised a Series D, which is a super exciting big milestone for us. We raised $100 million, led by NEA, with participation from all of our existing investors. So we're very excited to get into 25 with a big war chest and just get to escape velocity, shut down the category that we're in, and win.
We just raised a Series D, which is a super exciting big milestone for us. We raised $100 million, led by NEA, with participation from all of our existing investors. So we're very excited to get into 25 with a big war chest and just get to escape velocity, shut down the category that we're in, and win.
So this is back in 17. So it's a long time ago now. And the very short story is that we're a bunch of people. We had this sort of idea that generative AI, which back then wasn't really a term that most people thought about. But generative AI would change how we create content. And the big shift was that back in 2017, when most people thought about AI, it was about analyzing data, right?
So this is back in 17. So it's a long time ago now. And the very short story is that we're a bunch of people. We had this sort of idea that generative AI, which back then wasn't really a term that most people thought about. But generative AI would change how we create content. And the big shift was that back in 2017, when most people thought about AI, it was about analyzing data, right?