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Power and Progress (Book Review)
Albert Wenger – Jun 25, 2023
A couple of weeks ago I participated in Creative Destruction Lab ’s (CDL) “Super Session” event in Toronto. It was an amazing convocation of CDL alumni from around the world, as well as new companies and mentors. The event kicked [...] Read more
Voice Input
Fred Wilson – Jun 18, 2023
Smartphones have had voice input for over a decade now and yet I don’t know that many people who use voice input regularly. I would guess that maybe 10 to 20% of smartphone users are using voice input regularly. That’s [...] Read more
Hallucinations as a feature, not a bug
Grace Carney – Jun 15, 2023
Co-authored with Andy Weissman . This post was originally published on the USV blog . A few months ago Fred kicked off a conversation about what the “native” applications of AI technology will be. What are the new things or [...] Read more
Hallucinations as a feature, not a bug
Andy Weissman – Jun 15, 2023
Co-authored with Andy Weissman . This post was originally published on the USV blog . A few months ago Fred kicked off a conversation about what the “native” applications of AI technology will be. What are the new things or [...] Read more
Coming Back Up For Air
Fred Wilson – Jun 13, 2023
The last time I posted was May 23rd , three weeks ago. There was a time when I wrote every day. When I had not yet posted on any day, I felt like something was missing, like I had not [...] Read more
The Freedom To Innovate
Fred Wilson – May 23, 2023
Back in 2014, USV got subpoenaed by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) over our web3 investing activities. We hired a law firm, answered the subpoena, and that ultimately landed me in public testimony in front of [...] Read more
Fun Friday: Upside Pizza Club
Fred Wilson – May 19, 2023
This is the second post in a row where I am bringing back an old tradition. This time it is Fun Friday, something I haven’t done in about five years. Like last week, the catalyst is our portfolio company Blackbird [...] Read more
Funding Friday: Crowdfunding Restaurants Via Blackbird
Fred Wilson – May 12, 2023
It has been a long time since I did a Funding Friday here at AVC. I used to do them every Friday. We have funded a lot of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and bakeries here over the years. Here are [...] Read more
AI Art
Fred Wilson – May 10, 2023
There has been a lot of discussion about how AIs can make art and possibly replace artists, but I think the opposite is more likely to happen. Artists have been using AI to make art for a while now and [...] Read more