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# **Blitzhiring and the Complicated Case of Windsurf, OpenAI and Google | E2151** *
On today’s show… Jason and Alex are considering the fallout of Windsurf’s OpenAI deal, the company’s latest agreements with both Google and Cognition AI, and how “blitzhiring” is actually playing out in real-world startups.Plus Jason’s short- and medium-term predictions for AI’s impact on the job market, Tesla’s latest expansion of its Austin robotaxi service, Mistral giving the EU a real stake in the AI model race, a look back at the SnapStream live TV archiving service, AND an update on how much more time we have until all our servers are obsolete.All that and more on a brand new Monday edition of This Week in Startups.
Key Points
- Developers using tools like Cursor are essentially training AI systems to eventually take over their jobs, mirroring historical job displacement in other industries.
- The recent trend of "backdoor acquisitions" or partial acquisitions in AI, such as Google's acquisition of Windsurf, highlights the urgency and strategic maneuvers companies are making to secure top talent without triggering regulatory scrutiny.
- The open-source AI model Kimi K2 from Moonshot AI in China demonstrates that significant advancements and competitive models can still emerge outside the dominant U.S. tech giants, offering high-quality, accessible AI solutions globally.
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