Sora 2, Tilly Norwood, and the New Slop Era | E2187
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Today’s show:
Sora 2 will generate a video of whatever you like and respects no IP (unless they opt out)
On a brand new TWiST, Jason and Alex check out Sora 2, the latest text-to-video app from TWiST 500 mainstays OpenAI, and look at some of the video videos that have already emerged from the TikTok-style scrolling video app. (TikSlop?)
THEN we’re considering the case of “AI actress” Tilly Norwood, and whether her big debut is a legit shift in the world of entertainment or just a marketing gimmick-slash-sales pitch.PLUS Jason’s thoughts on the Wealthfront IPO, how Spotify shifted the entire music economy, Jason’s pitch for making bets with stock purchases, why Americans need more financial literacy, AND another check-in with the sharps over at Polymarket.
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(17:26) Why is everyone so excited for Sora… but not Meta’s app?
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(28:38) Is Tilly Norwood just a gimmick or Hollywood’s next hot ingenue?
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(35:58) POLYMARKET: When is OpenAI’s browser coming out?!
(40:17) How Spotify changed the entire economy of music… and when a Founder/CEO should hang it up.
(47:24) Why Jason thinks Americans need better financial education and literacy
(49:39) Audience Q: What’s the best place to buy secondaries?
(52:49) Why you should bet small while you’re learning
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | When Meta launched its vibes product, |
| 0:01.8 | we all mocked it. |
| 0:02.9 | It's another feed of videos generated by AI, |
| 0:05.3 | everyone called Slop. |
| 0:06.5 | But when it comes to Sora 2, |
| 0:08.6 | everyone on X and even yourself |
| 0:10.0 | are kind of demanding access to it, fighting for it. |
| 0:12.3 | And so the question we had was, |
| 0:13.8 | what's so different about Sora 2 from Open AI |
| 0:16.8 | versus vibes from meta? |
| 0:18.2 | Curious what you think? |
| 0:19.7 | Well, I think... |
| 0:21.6 | This Week in Startups is brought to you by perspective.AI. |
| 0:27.1 | Surveys, they never capture what customers are really thinking. |
| 0:30.4 | That's why we use Perspective AI. |
| 0:32.7 | The candor we get back is eye-opening. |
| 0:34.9 | Real insights stray from your customers. |
| 0:37.0 | And the first two months are on us. |
| 0:38.9 | Just go to get perspective.a.a slash twist. CLA innovation takes balance. Our CPAs, consultants, and wealth |
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