AI DTC WTF: Stop Starting From Scratch
Andrew Foxwell & Will Sartorious open with a quick roundup of what's new in AI before diving into the main interview. They cover GPT-4o's image generation model beating Gemini in a 15-ad cookoff, a new Alibaba animation model called Happy Horse for animating static ads, Claude's new design tool, a Canva feature that separates layers on AI-generated ads for editing, and a joint venture between Anthropic, Blackstone, and Goldman Sachs that signals a shift toward AI-augmented service businesses.
The interview with Grant Hushek focuses on practical AI infrastructure for teams. Grant is an AI…
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