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Existential for Meta / Llama to get this right, otherwise a threat to Instagram cash cow.

What is the longevity of the new Studio Ghibli trend—or more broadly, the trend of adding generative "artistic filters" to our photos?

It certainly feels like a fleeting moment, but I'll take the other side of that bet:

The closest analogue to what's happening was in 2022:

Nikita Bier

Existential for Meta / Llama to get this right, otherwise a threat to Instagram cash cow.

https://x.com/nikitabier/status/1905256671695319076

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Meta needs to have the best mass consumer model to stay competitive.

I don’t think I understand, is the threat that there will be AI first IG like competitor? 

My first thought is all this is good for IG because it reduces barrier to create content and easier to iterate on ad creative

not been an Instagram user almost forever 

how much of their moat still is filters vs the network itself, which pretty much is the entire addressable market at this point

I can’t see how not having perfect AI filters would cause people to leave Instagram