Snapchat was one of the first companies to utilize video for consumer use, especially short videos, which immersed me in the video space.

Meta AI has almost a billion monthly users, and this year is expected to be significant, especially with the introduction of a personalization loop that enhances user interaction based on their interests and social connections.

Snapchat's success with disappearing pictures and ephemeral content shows the potential for platforms that cater to younger audiences who enjoy feeling misunderstood by adults.

The emergence of large language models has allowed us to create a conversational partner that we couldn't build before, enhancing the user experience.

Meta AI currently has about a billion monthly active users across its applications, and the company continues to set ambitious goals for AI usage.

Midjourney and Character AI were released before ChatGPT, creating early niche communities of adopters that contributed to the rise of AI awareness leading up to ChatGPT's popularity.

The introduction of large language models (LLMs) provides a language interface for robots, allowing for easier task descriptions and enabling robots to perform generic tasks more effectively.

Young users treat AI like an operating system, using it in complex ways to connect files and automate tasks, while older users often see it as a Google replacement, which is impressive and indicative of future trends.

DeepSeek's launch challenged the belief that horizontal AI models couldn't achieve mass consumer scale quickly, demonstrating rapid growth and user adoption.