{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Zuck\u2019s AI manifesto is a data center PR masterclass | E2323","description":"This Week In Startups is made possible by: Every.io https:\/\/every.io NetSuite https:\/\/NetSuite.ai\/TWIST YSecurity https:\/\/YSecurity.io\/TWIST Today\u2019s show: *Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500 word essay about the future of AI, and Jason thinks it\u2019s his smartest PR move in years. The thinkpiece, \u201cThe Future is for Everyone: The Path to a Positive AI Future,\u201d arrives alongside a new open-weight Meta model \u2014 Muse Glimmer \u2014 and the promise of an open-weight version of Muse Spark 1.2 to come. Zuckerberg\u2019s clearly pitching an \u201cabundance\u201d narrative, promising the American public untold benefits from AI technology \u2014 everything from a PhD-level tutor for every student to scientific breakthroughs, personal assistants, and beyond \u2014 all for the low low cost of not banning new data centers. Do our hosts think everyday voters will take this deal? PLUS X retires its revenue sharing program, the CLARITY Act misses a key pre-recess vote, what can we do to stop widespread AI-powered community college cheating, and some of the podcasting positions for which LAUNCH is hiring. Relevant Links Meta: \u201cThe Future is for Everyone\u201d: https:\/\/about.fb.com\/news\/2026\/08\/the-future-is-for-everyone\/ Meta: \u201cIntroducing Muse Glimmer\u201d: https:\/\/research.meta.ai\/blog\/introducing-muse-glimmer-open-agentic-model MS Now: \u201cKevin O\u2019Leary wants to atone for his data center sins\u201d: https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/kevin-oleary-wants-to-atone-for-his-data-center-sins \u201cThe Social Reckoning\u201d teaser: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gM4LkaXwGuY X: Original Content Rewards Program: https:\/\/help.x.com\/en\/using-x\/original-content-rewards TechCrunch: Nikita Bier steps down as X\u2019s head of product: https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/08\/05\/nikita-bier-steps-down-as-xs-head-of-product\/ Congress.gov: H.R. 3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act: https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/3633\/text Politico: \u201cCrypto faces a setback in the Senate\u201d: https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/08\/07\/delays-imperil-senate-crypto-bill-01029817 NYT: \u201cAI Agents are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students\u201d: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/10\/us\/ai-cheating-online-degrees.html Inside Higher Ed: \u201cBrown Professor Suspects Majority of His Class Used AI to Cheat\u201d: https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/faculty\/learning-assessment\/2026\/07\/08\/brown-professor-suspects-most-his-class-used-ai-cheat Podnews: Spotify\u2019s Skip Ahead ad skip test: https:\/\/podnews.net\/article\/spotify-threat-ad-skipping Tommy Vietor X post on Spotify: https:\/\/x.com\/TVietor08\/status\/2085073214968037428?s=20 JJ Smith SF \u201copen drug market\u201d video: https:\/\/x.com\/war24182236\/status\/2086839186137710724 Timestamps: 0:00 Why Zuck thinks the future is open source 2:26 Meta's roadmap: personal assistants and beyond 9:21 Every.io - For all of your incorporation, banking, payroll, benefits, accounting, taxes or other back-office administration needs, visit https:\/\/every.io 20:22 Netsuite - For the first time ever, you can try NetSuite Next for free. If your revenues are at least in the seven figures, go to https:\/\/NetSuite.ai\/TWIST 27:43 How to win the data center argument 29:32 YSecurity - The on-demand security team for startups. Need enterprise-grade security without hiring a $400k CISO? YSecurity gives you 40+ expert engineers, matched to exactly what you need, by the hour, with your first six hours completely free. Go to https:\/\/YSecurity.io\/TWIST 39:24 X intros Original Content Rewards 51:58 The CLARITY Act faces new setbacks 1:00:46 AI agents are taking students' tests for them 1:09:37 LAUNCH is hiring!   Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https:\/\/ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https:\/\/www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https:\/\/rb.gy\/v19fcp   Follow Lon: X: https:\/\/x.com\/lons   Follow Jason: X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jason LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jasoncalacanis   Check out all our partner offers: https:\/\/partners.launch.co\/   Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland   Check out Jason\u2019s suite of newsletters: https:\/\/substack.com\/@calacanis   Follow TWiST: Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/TWiStartups YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/thisweekin Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https:\/\/twistartups.substack.com ","author_name":"This Week in Startups","author_url":"https:\/\/thisweekinstartups.com","html":"