Olivia Moore: 90% of TikTok and Reels feeds are AI-generated video
Olivia Moore · AI Video Is Eating The World — Olivia and Justine Moore, a16z · Jul 9, 2025 · at 2:24
Olivia Moore, an investment partner at a16z specializing in consumer AI and generative media, discusses the rapid explosion of AI video on short-form social media feeds.
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“I mean, if you've been on TikTok or Reels or YouTube Shorts recently, in the past week, probably 90% of your feed is AI generated video.”
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