Sora 2, Tilly Norwood, and the New Slop Era | E2187

When Meta launched its Vibes product, we all mocked it. It's another feed of videos generated by AI, everyone called Slop. But when it comes to Sora two, everyone on x and even yourself are kind of demanding access to it, fighting for it. And so the question we had was, what's so different about Sora two from OpenAI versus Vibes from Meta? I'm curious what you think. Well, I think This Week in Startups is brought to you by perspective dot ai. Surveys, they never capture what customers are really thinking. That's why we use perspective AI. The calendar we get back is eye opening. Real insights straight from your customers, and the first two months are on us. Just go to getperspective.ai/twist. CLA, innovation takes balance. Our CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors can help you get from start up to where you want to end up. Get started now at claconnect.com/tech. And Northwest Registered Agent. Starting your business should be simple. With Northwest Registered Agent, you can form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and ten minutes. From LLCs to trademarks, domains to custom websites, they've got you covered. Get more privacy, more options, and more done. Visit northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today. Alright, everybody. Welcome back to This Week in Startups. I'm Jason Calacanis. You know me, angel investor, host of all in podcast. Maybe you know me from back in the day, Silicon Alley Reporter or Weblogs Inc, or Severin High School. Who knows? Fordham. And with me, my cohost, Alex Wilhelm. How are you doing, Alex? I'm doing fantastic, Jason. Couple of IPOs and some big government news. Lovely news day for us. Alright. Let's get started then. What's at the top of the docket? The top of the docket is what the government shutdown means for startups. Jason, I wanted to tell people out there who are building stuff not to worry too much. There are a couple of things to keep in mind. For context, the US government shut down at midnight after the two American political parties couldn't find common ground on how to keep the government running. Now, Jason, this is not really our domain, but I did find a couple of things that matter. So first of all, the IPO market is expected to stall or slow as the SEC kind of slowly shuts down. The Department of Labor may stop processing certain things that you need for h one b visas, so the immigration world could also slow down a little bit. Startups that sell to the government, defense tech, I'm thinking cybersecurity, companies like that may see slower procurement and slower payments. And, also, we're gonna have less economic data. But I thought we'd take a moment and say, don't panic founders. Yeah. And, if you look at the history of this, I think these typically get worked out in days. Right? I think the longest one, at least producer Claude is telling me this. Producer Claude says the …