SandboxAQ spun out of Google, raised $950M+, and is backed by NVIDIA. Everyone is talking about LLMs.
Almost nobody is talking about LQMs. Sandbox bet: Large Quantitative Models that simulate physics and chemistry to invent new drugs and materials. I talked to their GM of AI
GENERATIVE AI
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SandboxAQ’s Large Quantitative Models: Beyond LLMs
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AI compute requirements for large-scale job displacement
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Hey Dario, for AI to destroy 50% of all white-collar jobs in the next 1-5 years you’d need orders of magnitude more compute and energy than we’ll have.
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SambaHouse AI Demo Night: Open-Source Models and Production Inference
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We’re teaming up with @InfercomAI for SambaHouse AI Demo Night. Real demos, lightning talks, and honest conversations with builders working on open-source models and production inference. Details below
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Gen-Z VW Beetle Ad Made With Pika AI Agent
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6/6 – A Gen-Z wonderland of a VW Beetle commercial. Made by @madpencil_ and their Pika Agent.
— Pika (@pika_labs) 28 avril 2026
Their input 👉 ”Make an ad for a VW Beetle. Gen Z hyperpop chaos style — BOING entry, anime headlight eyes, deconstruction, meme infographics, rainbow confetti, hyperpop beats. VO:… pic.twitter.com/9e7Y8CxDPi6/6 – A Gen-Z wonderland of a VW Beetle commercial. Made by @madpencil_ and their Pika Agent. Their input ”Make an ad for a VW Beetle. Gen Z hyperpop chaos style — BOING entry, anime headlight eyes, deconstruction, meme infographics, rainbow confetti, hyperpop beats. VO:
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AI-Generated Mello Yello Advertisement Created by Pika Agent
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5/6 – Remember Mello Yello? Maybe now you will. Ad made by @aymieelis and her Pika Agent.
— Pika (@pika_labs) 28 avril 2026
Input 👉 “use the Short Ad Skills to create Mello Yello ad.” pic.twitter.com/P16KbZ85T85/6 – Remember Mello Yello? Maybe now you will. Ad made by @aymieelis and her Pika Agent. Input “use the Short Ad Skills to create Mello Yello ad.”
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Pika Agent Recreates Asian Drama Slap Scene With Custom Characters
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4/6 – The slap heard ‘round our office. Made by @matancohengrumi and his Pika Agent, Matan 2.0
— Pika (@pika_labs) 28 avril 2026
Input 👉 “Can you research that seedance asian drama with the slap? and then use it as reference but with these two characters (Shiro and Cami) to recreate the same scene.” pic.twitter.com/rVrG66CgzP4/6 – The slap heard ‘round our office. Made by @matancohengrumi and his Pika Agent, Matan 2.0 Input “Can you research that seedance asian drama with the slap? and then use it as reference but with these two characters (Shiro and Cami) to recreate the same scene.”
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Pika Agent Generates Cinematic Versace Fashion Campaign Video
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3/6 – One full minute of FASHION. Made by @faikout and their Pika Agent.
— Pika (@pika_labs) 28 avril 2026
Input 👉 ”use the short ads skill, create a video of you in Versace, fashion campaign vibe, absolutely cinematic and cool, ends with a black screen” pic.twitter.com/Oq6tX1fAD13/6 – One full minute of FASHION. Made by @faikout and their Pika Agent. Input ”use the short ads skill, create a video of you in Versace, fashion campaign vibe, absolutely cinematic and cool, ends with a black screen”
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AI-Generated K-Pop Music Video with CAMI Character Reference
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2/6 – That bumpin’ music video from our launch video.
— Pika (@pika_labs) 28 avril 2026
Input 👉: “I need you to create an insanely dynamic and over-the-top k-pop music video using CAMI character ref. please research first some blackpink over music video moments, and use it as a video reference.” pic.twitter.com/F6knM6KRFZ2/6 – That bumpin’ music video from our launch video. Input : “I need you to create an insanely dynamic and over-the-top k-pop music video using CAMI character ref. please research first some blackpink over music video moments, and use it as a video reference.”
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Pika Agents: AI Creative Partner with Voice and Personality
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Today, we’re introducing the next AI interface for creation: a person.
— Pika (@pika_labs) 28 avril 2026
Pika Agents are the creative partner you birth. They have a voice, face, and personality that you create. And they enable an entirely new way to make, refine, and ship anything—simply by having a human… pic.twitter.com/KIyqGDa65MToday, we’re introducing the next AI interface for creation: a person. Pika Agents are the creative partner you birth. They have a voice, face, and personality that you create. And they enable an entirely new way to make, refine, and ship anything—simply by having a human