When the crypto world was at its newest peak, celebrities rapidly joined the gold rush. Tom Brady began a buzzy NFT enterprise for athletes and entertainers with backing from a16z and Kleiner Perkins, amongst others. Reese Witherspoon stated crypto is right here to remain, encouraging “extra ladies to be part of the dialog.” And Paris Hilton, a longtime crypto fanatic, reportedly named two of her latest pets “Crypto Hilton” and “Ether Reum.”
As crypto has sputtered and struggled in current months, the highlight is now on AI. Will celebrities comply with enterprise’s latest hype prepare? Buzzy merchandise spun out from OpenAI, akin to ChatGPT and GPT-3, are serving to to land billions in VC curiosity. However core variations between AI and crypto might imply that influencers turned enterprise capitalists will not be as keen to leap.
However does AI even want celebrities touting its many functions?