Generative AI has been a hot topic in the tech world in recent years, and Austin is staking its claim with Jasper AI, a local unicorn making waves in the industry. Today, we had the pleasure of talking to Austin Distel, Senior Director of Marketing at Jasper AI, to shed some light on the topic. During our conversation, we discussed where Jasper AI fits in the tech stack, how Austin's tech ecosystem is playing a role in this area, and what the future holds for generative AI as a vital part of innovation.

Episode Highlights

• Austin Distel believes that generative AI is a growing industry and that collaboration among companies is beneficial.
• The responsible use of AI and mindful consideration of ethical concerns in content creation is a growing area of discussion.
• Jasper AI is focused on creating new, unique, and original content based on data-driven insights to help businesses make decisions.
• Jasper's goal is to augment human creativity, not replace it.
• There is potential for the technology to impact industries beyond e-commerce and advertising, such as fashion and entertainment.
• The generative AI ecosystem is still growing and there is a lot of potential for innovation.
• What’s next Austin? “Today the generative AI is the smallest it'll ever be. It's growing. It's gonna be part of our ecosystem more and more and more. And so that just means that there's more opportunity. I think we're all gonna make each other better. So that's why I would love to get into the same room. Let's have conversations, let's make our products better together, and maybe team up.”

Episode links

Austin Distel: Twitter, LinkedIn

Jasper AI: Website, Twitter, LinkedIn

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