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Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18

2026-06-18 · 81 min · episode 18 · 35 entities

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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://micro1.ai/Ryan
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://harvardmagazine.com/ai/ai-outperforms-doctors-diagnosis-harvard-studyJoshua

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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://substack.com/@calacanisFollow
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://twistartups.substack.com/
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://substack.com/@calacanisFollow
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://micro1.ai/Ryan
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://partners.launch.co/Great
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://x.com/ryanjdanielsCrosby:
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://crosby.ai/Relevant
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://harvardmagazine.com/ai/ai-outperforms-doctors-diagnosis-harvard-studyJoshua
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://micro1.ai/Ryan
  • references GREAT website
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://partners.launch.co/Great
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://crosby.ai/Relevant
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://harvardmagazine.com/ai/ai-outperforms-doctors-diagnosis-harvard-studyJoshua

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  • mentioned Harvard company
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://donotpay.com/Harvard
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    Link in episode "Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18": https://donotpay.com/Harvard

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    Why AI Models Aren’t the Product Any More | TWiAI Ep 18
Episode description as stored
SpaceX bought Cursor for $60 billion. Satya Nadella says companies need to stop relying on third party AI models and build their own “token capital.” The focus is shifting from LLMs to the application layer sitting on top of them. Here to unpack what that means are guest experts Ali Ansari (Micro1) and Ryan Daniels (Crosby).Plus we get a sneak peek at their new contract redlining benchmark, a crucial eval for how well LLMs don’t just answer questions about the law, but demonstrate actual legal reasoning.Timestamps:0:00 SpaceX acquires Cursor7:36 Distillation vs. building your own model19:43 Nadella's "Frontier Without an Ecosystem"30:21 AI in the courtroom32:15 Ando: the intriguing new workplace tool1:05:38 Inside Micro1 and Crosby's new benchmark1:07:14Guests:Ali Ansari: https://x.com/aliansarinikMicro1: https://www.micro1.ai/Ryan Daniels: https://x.com/ryanjdanielsCrosby: https://crosby.ai/Relevant Links:Bloomberg: “SpaceX acquires Cursor for $60B”: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-16/spacex-cements-60-billion-deal-to-take-over-ai-startup-cursorQuinn Thompson “brilliant corporate finance” post: https://x.com/qthomp/status/2066859672749977988Business Insider: “Inside Cursor’s Wild Rise”: https://www.businessinsider.com/cursor-ceo-michael-truell-spacex-elon-musk-anthropic-2026-6Satya Nadella: “A frontier without an ecosystem is not stable”: https://x.com/satyanadella/article/2066182223213293753Joshua Browder’s Do Not Pay: https://donotpay.com/Harvard Magazine: “AI Outperforms Doctors in Emergency Room Tasks”: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/ai/ai-outperforms-doctors-diagnosis-harvard-studyJoshua Kushner “Long Humans” post: https://x.com/JoshuaKushner/status/2065093542809092465Ando: https://ando.so/Nim Ravid on X: https://x.com/Nim_Ravid1Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.comCheck out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.comSubscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcpFollow Lon:X: https://x.com/lonsFollow Alex:X: https://x.com/alexLinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelmFollow Jason:X: https://twitter.com/JasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanisCheck 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 McFarlandCheck out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanisFollow TWiST:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartupsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartupsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartupsSubstack: https://twistartups.substack.com