This Week in Startups
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.
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Meta’s “Sensual” AI Doc LEAKS, Opendoor’s dreams became memes +  OpenAI plans $1T data center spend | E2165

Aug 15, 2025 • 57 mins

It’s a Friday TWiST and Jason and Alex are FIRED UP about this internal Meta doc laying out appropriate vs. inappropriate AI behavior… You won’t BELIEVE with what Zuck approves for 8-year-old users. PLUS… AI job displacement is HERE, at least in the Big Apple… Jason’s getting kind of paranoid about the surveillance state… AI remains frothier than ever through new Cohere and Cognition rounds… and why we’re dubious that Sam Altman REALLY plans to spend $1 trillion on OpenAI data centers. It’s all happening on a brand-new This Week in Startups. Give it a click!

Key Points

  • Meta's internal document on AI behavior guidelines, which included alarming directives for engaging with children, has sparked outrage and calls for regulation from GOP senators.
  • The dramatic deceleration in job growth in New York City is attributed to reduced hiring in the finance sector, a decline in tourism, and fewer international students.
  • Two AI companies, Cognition and Cohere, each raised $500 million, indicating that investor interest in AI remains strong despite broader economic uncertainties.
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