{"podcast":{"title":"This Week in Startups","slug":"this-week-in-startups","podcast_index_feed_id":788244,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/7c624c84/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://thisweekinstartups.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/20768169/20768169-1702529323365-30a5ed5f170b.jpg","author":"Jason Calacanis","episode_count":1419,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups"},"episode":{"title":"Bittensor Drama! TAO down 15%! | E2274","slug":"bittensor-drama-tao-down-15-e2274","published_at":"2026-04-11T01:16:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/bittensor-drama-tao-down-15-e2274","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thisweekinstartups/episodes/Bittensor-Drama--TAO-down-15---E2274-e3hntu7","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/7c624c84/podcast/play/118273415/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-11%2F421829010-44100-2-6d037255e0a8.mp3","summary":"The Bittensor network faces instability following Covenant AI's controversial departure from its subnets. The episode also explores AI-driven video upscaling and practical implementations of Andrej Karpathy's 'council of models' concept.","meta_description":"Explore the Bittensor network drama, AI video upscaling with Vidaio, and building a 'council of advisors' in Claude with Ole Lehmann.","key_points":["Main idea: The departure of Covenant AI from Bittensor subnets caused a significant drop in TAO value","Practical takeaway: Use Claude personas to simulate a 'council of advisors' for business and life decision-making","Technical insight: Bittensor subnets create a competitive marketplace where providers outdo each other to lower costs","Failure mode: High-profile project defections can trigger market volatility and community distrust in decentralized networks","Practical takeaway: AI-driven video upscaling can significantly reduce the cost of high-quality video processing"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"AI Productivity Tools","summary":"A brief look at using Plaud for automated meeting and interview recording."},{"start_ms":440000,"title":"Bittensor Network Volatility","summary":"Analyzing the recent price drop in TAO and the impact of Covenant AI leaving the network."},{"start_ms":810000,"title":"AI Video Processing","summary":"Gareth Howells discusses how Subnet 85 uses AI for efficient video compression and upscaling."},{"start_ms":1170000,"title":"The Value of Upscaling","summary":"A demonstration of how AI can transform grainy, old footage into high-quality video."},{"start_ms":1550000,"title":"Decentralized Computing Power","summary":"Exploring the competitive nature of Bittensor subnets and the use of open-source models."},{"start_ms":1920000,"title":"The Future of Low-Cost Labor","summary":"A discussion on how decentralized networks could drive the cost of specialized services toward zero."},{"start_ms":2660000,"title":"Implementing a Council of Advisors","summary":"Ole Lehmann demonstrates building a multi-persona advisory system within Claude using Karpathy's concept."}],"topics":["Bittensor","TAO","Artificial Intelligence","Crypto Markets","Video Upscaling","Claude AI","Decentralized Networks","Subnets"],"duration_seconds":4914,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-startups/episodes/bittensor-drama-tao-down-15-e2274/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-startups/bittensor-drama-tao-down-15-e2274.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}