Unlocking the Next Interface with Anthony Azrak, CEO & Co-Founder @ General Magic

About this episode

Anthony Azrak discusses his journey in the AI ecosystem and how General Magic is innovating human-software interaction.

Today I'm joined by Anthony, co-founder of General Magic and one of the most exciting young builders coming out of the Canadian AI ecosystem. We talk about his journey from building robots as a kid to launching startups while still in university, what he learned from failing his first company, and how General Magic is rethinking the way humans interact with software using natural language. We also dive into their recent $7M seed round, going through a16z Speedrun, and why the future of computing might move beyond the traditional graphical interface. I really enjoyed this conversation, Anthony is thoughtful, ambitious, and building something genuinely interesting. Let's get into it.

People in this episode

Guest: Anthony Azrak

Topics covered

• AI
• startups
• natural language processing
• computing interfaces

Keywords

• General Magic
• seed round
• a16z Speedrun
• graphical interface

Mentioned in this episode

Products: a16z Speedrun, General Magic

Books & works: Unlocking the Next Interface

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