🏈 Noteworthy Bits

Generative AI: The Next Consumer Platform from a16z

AI is the hot topic of the day and products like ChatGPT has captured the imagination of consumers, entrepreneurs and of course the media. But is there real value to this technology? That’s the question the team at Andreessen Horowitz addresses in this post. They explore the way generative AI will impact the different categories of consumer facing businesses. Often when it comes to technology we overestimate the near-term impact and underestimate the long-term impact. Even if these predictions don’t turn out to be true, it’s important to consider the possibilities.

The Apple Vision Pro from Stratechery

Is the Apple Vision Pro an iPhone moment? Will this device change the way humans interact with technology? Consider all the businesses that would not exist without the iPhone — Uber, DoorDash, Instagram, Snapchat, and so many more. Is the Vision Pro the next device to create new use cases and business opportunities previously unimagined? There is no better industry analyst than Ben Thompson to smartly and entertainingly break down Apple’s latest, most anticipated, and maybe riskiest product launch.

New Future of Work Report 2023 from Microsoft

The New Future of Work initiative brings together researchers across a range of disciplines to explore how the most important technologies are changing the way we work. While the report is a bit academic, it nonetheless provides a valuable synthesis of the latest research to better understand the unprecedented shifts that COVID and now AI are having on our model for work.