Check out the full piece (our seventh edition!) for more on what's happening in consumer AI: a16z.com/100-gen-ai-app…↗

What signals (charts!) of the future are people watching? I find myself checking @OpenRouter rankings: openrouter.ai/rankings (Just a few days into September, but tracking at 27x y/y growth. Both a reflection of the natural demand for tokens and their product excellence.)↗

I'm excited to share some of what i've been working on at Sesame! turnbench.sesame.com is our turn-taking benchmark for real-time conversation: when to speak and when to yield↗

BIG NEWS: Opus 5 is here...and I *hate* working with it. And yet in a blind taste test, I ranked it above every other model (even Fable and my beloved GPT-5.6) What I cover in my day 0 review: 00:00 Why I have model fatigue 03:15 First impressions 06:12 Opus 5's neurotic perso…↗

Introducing Scout Program. Real capital. A live leaderboard. And a path to running your own fund. scoutprogram.com This will be the most interesting investing program in the industry when all is said & done.↗