It was an honor to co-host a special session at the African American Mayors Association African American Mayors Association inaugural Tech Summit alongside the a16z American Dynamism practice featuring several companies in our portfolio building toward the national interest. The group discussed ways

🚨 Announcing the top 100 consumer gen AI apps! For the third time, we ranked every AI website and mobile app by usage. There were some shakeups from our last list, including 25+ new entrants. Here's what it says about how consumers are using AI 👇

AI-driven entrepreneurship can open doors to innovate business ventures and create new avenues for wealth creation for Black communities. My panel tomorrow will feature leaders who use AI to create new opportunities for their communities.

Ensuring that Black communities are on the forefront of technology and innovation is what @a16zCLF is all about! I am honored and excited to join @SenLaphonza for this important discussion tomorrow CBCF Inc. #ALC53 #CBCF

Dear tech fam, can anyone tell me how to create a bot that will tell me if a seat comes available on a particular sold out flight?

We cannot leave communities behind as tech becomes more advanced and integral to daily life. Thanks to M. Holston-Alexander (Cultural Leadership Fund) for joining my CBCF Inc. panel and for her work to ensure that as technology and AI advance, Black communities are included.

It was an honor for CLF to participate in the CBCF Inc. 53rd Annual Legislative Conference this week. Thank you Senator Laphonza Butler Senator Laphonza Butler for convening a discussion that explored the role AI can play in driving economic empowerment for Black communities.

Always a fun time with the Cultural Leadership Fund crew, especially talking AI x creativity with a room full of incredible artists! Loved interviewing Avocado Papi about the first AI music smash hit BBL Drizzy… An “overnight success” that was many years in the making 🎧

The event was centered around a Maya Angelou quote: “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” With amazing event art designed by Shabazz Larkin 🖤 Truly next level!

Wondering how to actually use AI in your day to day? Our team a16z asked some of AI's biggest names to nominate their favorite products of 2024 - this is a great starting point 👀 Here are their picks! ⬇️ For general AI assistants: - Perplexity (Perplexity) - AI search

This may be a stretch based on the timing and things change so fast but I want to use the break to do two things—1. Be mindless 2. Get smarter on AI products. Are there any crash courses or good comprehensives places to read or better yet, watch?

Looking for AI products to try over the break? From the a16z team + friends of the firm ⬇️

We excited to partner with 15PercentPledge and Hartbeat Ventures to launch the AI Illumination program focused getting AI into the hands of Black creatives, designers and brands!

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Wow. A special night for sure! Honored to introduce Ben and Dr. Jones!

Basketball, tech, and culture came together in full force in the Bay for NBA All-Star Weekend! It was incredible to connect with so many leaders shaping the future at the intersection of these spaces. Here were some of the CLF team's favorite moments: 🔥 The Supper Club -

New drop 🎙️ M. Holston-Alexander joined Will Lucas on the Black Tech Green Money to talk all things CLF—building wealth and making an impact through investing. Tune in now → blackeffect.com/show/black-tec… Available on all major podcast platforms 🔊 None of the above should be taken as investment

There are so many AI video tools out there - it can be hard to know which one to use. I'm a firm believer there's no "one model to rule them all." Instead, different models excel at different things. My list of where I currently go for each major task 👇

New Playbook, Same Game 🏆 AI is rewriting the rules of sports—from optimizing athlete performance to reimagining how fans engage with the game. And we’re just getting started. To kick off NY Tech Week, CLF and IBM hosted Next Play: How AI is Rewriting the Rules of Sports,

As part of our mission to advance African American talent in tech, CLF partnered with the PitCCh in Foundation (PitCCh In Foundation)—founded by CC Sabathia and Amber Sabathia —for a transformative student trip to DC. "Where Tech Meets History" explored the powerful intersection of