Fact-Check or Fail: How to Keep Your AI From Making Stuff Up
In this episode, host Emily Laird teaches you how to keep your AI from bluffing like your cousin Chad at Thanksgiving. No code. No blood moon rituals. Just smarter prompts and better fact-checking. Em...
17 Sep 202511min
OpenAI, Oracle, and the 4.5 Gigawatt Hunger Games
Title: a16z 5th Edition Pt. 4: No-Code, Just Vibes & the Top of the Class OpenAI’s rumored $300 billion cloud pact with Oracle isn’t just another tech headline, it’s a sci-fi-sized bet on the future ...
16 Sep 20259min
The FTC Enters the Chat (And It’s Not Flirting)
The FTC just knocked on the doors of seven AI giants, including OpenAI, Meta, and Snap (amongst many others) with legally binding orders, and they’re not here for small talk. In this episode, host Emi...
15 Sep 20259min
a16z 5th Edition Pt. 4: No-Code, Just Vibes & the Top of the Class
Forget Python. The new software builders are riding high on vibes, drag, drop, done. In this episode, host Emily Laird breaks down “vibe coding,” the sticky magic of user retention, and the AI All‑Sta...
12 Sep 202510min
a16z 5th Edition Pt.3: China's AI Multiverse
China’s not just building AI, it’s building a whole other version of the internet to run it on. In this episode, host Emily Laird take a sneaking step past the Great Firewall to explore China’s boomin...
10 Sep 20259min
a16z 5th Edition Pt.2: Googlezilla
The AI hype machine is cooling off, fewer shiny new toys, more serious contenders. In this episode, hostess with the mostest (of something) Emily Laird breaks down the latest a16z rankings, why the pr...
9 Sep 202510min
The Nerd Billboard 100: a16z’s AI Hit Parade
Venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz, aka a16z, because vowels are apparently optional in Silicon Valley, has been quietly shaping the generative AI boom with its biannual “Top 100” ranking ...
8 Sep 202511min
The Go Series Pt. 4: Your Move, Human
AlphaGo didn’t just beat a Go champion, it rewrote the rules of competition. In this episode, host Emily Laird discusses Lee Sedol’s post-match arc, the rise of AlphaZero (a machine so next level it m...
27 Aug 20259min
