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Matt Tancik

ROLE HEAD OF APPLIED RESEARCHMENTIONS 3LAST SEEN JUNE 30, 2026
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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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Matt Tancik · Head of Applied Research — 3 mentions on Teahose