Where are all the consumer AI apps??? This is the question I posed to s-tier consumer investors @scottbelsky (Uber, Pinterest) and @stevejang (Coinbase, Postmates). We're almost 3 years into the AI hype the we're still all mostly just talking about ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude. We explore the answer through the ways in which the entire consumer stack (input, memory, personalization, browsers, hardware) are being re-written by AI and how that may give birth to the consumer opportunity we've all been waiting for. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:43 The Current State of AI Products 02:48 Surprises and Challenges with LLMs 05:24 Future of Consumer AI and Personal AI 15:49 Memory and Personalization in AI 21:52 Potential Risks and Business Models 24:22 The Battle for User Data in AI 25:11 Optimism in AI Model Inference 27:00 The Role of Open Source Models 28:13 The Future of AI Hardware 28:54 Challenges and Opportunities in AI Hardware Startups 30:29 The Evolution of Consumer Hardware 38:36 The Reinvention of Browsers 46:23 The Potential of AI-Enhanced Browsers 47:54 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Many thanks to my good friends for joining me in this discussion 🙏
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