We’re excited to introduce Taste Labs.
Our mission is to end AI slop. We’re building the data and infrastructure layer to give AI models and agents taste.
And today we’re coming out of stealth, announcing our $18.5M seed funding, co-led by @CRV and @AmplifyPartners
AI has nailed objective domains and made it easy to generate anything. But it still feels off. Now, the challenge is judgement. What fits, what feels like you, what’s GREAT. This requires turning a fuzzy, subjective domain into something we can measure and codify. We’re starting with design.
There are two sides to cracking this, the foundation model layer and the agent layer:
- We’ve already been working with the top frontier labs to evaluate and improve their models, crafting the right post-training data and RL environments.
- We’ve also been working with app-layer companies to build the context and verification tools for their agents to produce better, more on-brand, more creative outputs.
We want a future where AI feels right.
If you’re passionate about this mission, join us!
The fastest way to change your life is to rip yourself out of your (physical and digital) environment. Change everything overnight. The places you go, the accounts you follow, the info you consume, etc. It's difficult but it absolutely works.
Disney, Pixar, Universal, Sony, and other animation giants are about to lose market share. Creation is incredibly fast and costless thanks to AI, which will lead to more creators, more ideas, a tougher fight for relevance, and less influence over what kids and adults consume.
A startup idea:
Mom-as-a-Service (MaaS). Not another reminder app. Not another habit tracker.
You pay a real human to hold you accountable. They’ll make sure you actually get to the gym, attend your doctor’s appointment, take your medication, finish that task, or show up where you said you would.
The product isn’t reminders. The product is compliance.
In a world drowning in notifications, maybe what people need is someone physically present to ensure the important things get done.
People of @X, thoughts?