It is funny how consumer has become “uncool” in the age of AI but yesterday was a refreshing day with Human in the Loop. Thanks @ForerunnerVC for hosting! A short thread summarising the discussions
Reworked this a bit from my Figma talk for those who prefer reading.
Quality can be a winning strategy. In the end, it’s a choice. We can care and build something we’re proud of, even when the world might tell us not to.
New tools, new terrain. @OpenAI's image model is a leap but it’s the tooling around it that unlocks real impact. @arcade_ai is out front, turning AI power into intuitive, fast, brand-ready assets...this is what it looks like when UX meets frontier tech. https://t.co/rZnSLnSEWq
What happens when you combine frontier AI models with a global maker network? The future of ecommerce.
Read the @cerebral_valley deep dive on Arcade here:
https://t.co/AY9zNmHlwr
We shipped GPT-image-1 to customers the same week the API dropped. Browse for products, type a tweak, watch it morph, check out in seconds.
@arcade_ai just rewrote the shopping playbook
GPT-image-1 has arrived at Arcade.
Customize and buy physical products, with GPT-image-1. Arcade’s marketplace manufactures and ships items to you.
If you can dream it, you can have it.
Commerce, powered by frontier AI.
@OpenAI@Arcade_ai
An AI-generated email is cool, but what about something you could wear? Or walk on?
Generative AI marketplace Arcade is making those projects a reality. Launched in 2024, the company just closed a $25m Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $42m.
📣 New @a16z thesis: AI x Online Shopping
Shopping used to be a hunt. With AI, it’s ‘God Mode’ - personalized picks come to you.
We're seeing online shopping is becoming intelligent, predictive and visually intuitive. A few ways @kirbyman01 and I are seeing this play out👇
Online shopping was built for browsing, not efficiency. We believe AI is flipping that model.
The traditional approach optimized for volume — more listings, more ads. Now AI is optimizing for quality, personalization, price, and UX, rebuilding the experience from the ground up.
From virtual try-ons and curated outfits to personalized deal-hunting agents, the next wave of ecommerce will be intelligent, predictive, and intuitive.
Think:
- AI stylists that curate outfits from your wardrobe
- Virtual try-ons using 3D body models and LoRA-tuned avatars
- Shopping agents that filter spam reviews, price-match, and organize your purchases in one place
- Dynamic inventory and custom SKUs created on demand
For more on the AI-native future of online shopping, the opportunity it has unlocked, and the startups building it, check out more from @Daisy4ai and @kirbyman01: https://t.co/qBHQCUUoye
We're investing in @ArcadeAI, which is revolutionizing product design by empowering users to create unique, personalized items via AI. The possibilities are truly endless!