// PERSON
Matt Tancik
ROLE HEAD OF APPLIED RESEARCHMENTIONS 3LAST SEEN JUNE 30, 2026
// RECENT MENTIONS
// SIGNALS
3 SIGNALS
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product·The a16z Show·JUNE 30, 2026
“"Most recently, we've been doing a lot of work in the video-to-video space because we think that's a very good way to start incorporating pretty precise controls, especially in the time dimension." — Matt Tancik [00:26:14]”
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mention·The a16z Show·JUNE 30, 2026
“"We've seen a trend in language models where they've transitioned to thinking modes. If you use ChatGPT or one of these models nowadays without thinking, it just doesn't feel smart." — Matt Tancik [00:24:52]”
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hire·The a16z Show·JUNE 30, 2026
“"Matt Tansik, who is the head of applied research at Luma. He works on agentic systems, fundamental research, and he was also the co-creator of NeRF." — Yoko Li [00:01:33]”
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