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• 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.

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• 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/renngFind Yoko on X: https://x.com/stuffyokodrawsFind Martin on X: https://x.com/martin_casado Timecodes:00:00 The Decisive Moment in Photography00:33 Introduction to Computational Photography01:05 Personal Histories and Connections02:27 Evolution of Computational Photography04:15 The Birth of Light Field Photography07:28 From Hardware to Software Innovations08:52 Founding of Photo Labs11:10 Generative AI in Photography13:54 The Future of Photography14:47 Personalized Visual Gen AI16:27 User Reactions and Real-World Applications17:44 Technical Innovations and Challenges24:11 New Use Cases and Exciting Prospects25:34 The Essence of Slide Photography26:16 The Future of Photography: Generative AI28:58 Authenticity in Photography32:11 Generative AI and User Behavior34:39 The Impact of Generative AI on Photography37:02 The Evolution of Photography Styles46:20 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.

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• 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/embiricoFind Anjney on X: https://twitter.com/AnjneyMidha Stay Updated: Find a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16zFind a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16zSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/Follow our host: https://x.com/eriktorenbergPlease 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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• Models, Modalities, and Memes: Creating Compelling AI Characters

  Models, Modalities, and Memes: Creating Compelling AI CharactersIn 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.

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• Performance and Passion: Fal's Approach to AI Inference

  If you've been experimenting with image, video, and audio models, the chances are you've been both blown away by how good they're becoming, and also a little perturbed by how long they can take to generate. If you've been using a platform like Fal, however, your experience on the latter point might be more positive.In this episode, Fal cofounder and CEO Burkay Gur and head of engineering Batuhan Taskaya join a16z general partner Jennifer Li to discuss how they built an inference platform — or, as they call it, a generative media cloud — that's optimized for speed, performance, and user experience. These are core features for a great product, yes, and also ones borne of necessity as the early team obsessively engineered around its meager GPU capacity at the height of the AI infrastructure crunch.But this is more than a story about infrastructure. As you'll hear, they also delve into sales and hiring strategy; the team's overall excitement over these emerging modalities; and the trends they're seeing as competition in the world of video models, especially, heats up.  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.

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