a16z’s top 100 AI apps

Hey, welcome back to AI Marketing Brief, the newsletter that's crispier than a fresh stack of waffles. Get ready to savor some hot AI news.

Here’s what’s on the menu today:

• Apple and Nvidia eye OpenAI investment at $100 Billion valuation

• a16z’s top 100 gen AI consumer apps

• Meta’s Llama achieves meteoric 10x growth

• 5 new marketing jobs at AI companies

OpenAI Eyes $100 Billion Valuation

OpenAI is racing towards a jaw-dropping $100 billion valuation as it gears up for a fresh funding round. Thrive Capital is throwing a cool $1 billion into the pot, leading the round. This comes hot on the heels of OpenAI's meteoric rise from an $80 billion valuation earlier this year, fueled by the explosive success of ChatGPT.

Apple and Nvidia are reportedly diving into OpenAI’s latest funding round. Microsoft, with it’s $10 billion stake, might also join this new funding fiesta.

OpenAI's Communication Overhaul: Hannah Wong Steps Up as Chief CCO!

OpenAI leaps forward, appointing Hannah Wong as its inaugural Chief Communications Officer amidst rapid tech advancements and intense scrutiny. Wong, who jumped ship from Apple in 2021, now commands a 50-strong global team. Their mission? Simplify AI’s complexities for the masses, making the futuristic tangible and approachable.

a16z’s Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps Revealed

Andreessen Horowitz’s latest dive into the top 100 Gen AI consumer apps is a whirlwind of data, revealing which apps users can't resist. With nearly 30% new entries, the report highlights booming creative tools, ChatGPT’s indomitable reign, and ByteDance’s strategic AI incursion.

Llama's Meteoric Rise: 10x Growth in AI Innovation!

Llama, Meta’s open-source AI model, has skyrocketed to nearly 350 million downloads, leaping over 10x since 2023. In just one month, it clocked over 20 million downloads on Hugging Face. With big names like AWS, Microsoft, and NVIDIA onboard, Llama's rapidly doubling token usage and its 3.1 model are redefining AI’s cutting edge.

2 New AI Marketing Resources

I published two new pieces this week:

1. 8 AI Use Case Signals—AI will undoubtedly be a big part of our work as marketers in the next five years. But many struggle to find use cases where AI can make impact today. Tactical, recurring work is in AI’s wheelhouse.

2. Content Repurposing AI Workflow—See a demo of the AI content repurposing workflow I created that repurposes my newsletter into native written social posts, and learn the workflow design principles I applied so you can create your own.

AI Marketing Job Board

• Head of Product Marketing at Notable

• General Manager, Generative Marketing at C3

• Senior Product Marketing Manager, AI at Airtable

• AI Marketing Technology Manager at Highmark Health

• Enterprise Product Marketing at Roboflow

Mike Fishbein