This Week in Startups · September 14, 2026 · 1h 11m

Ask Jason: AI Extinction, Grok's Rogue Meme Coin & Weed Farms as Data Centers | E2337

On an all-calls episode, Jason Calacanis fields questions from listeners about AI extinction panic, the accountability void when AI agents autonomously launch meme coins, the academic backlash to an AI's claimed math breakthrough, and the logistics of repurposing a cannabis grow house into a data center. He also shares his blunt take on the real near-term AI threat: not a Terminator scenario, but cheap autonomous drones in the hands of terrorists.

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The Real AI Threat: Slaughter Drones, Not Human Extinction00:09:42

Jason argues that the imminent AI danger isn’t a superintelligent takeover, but autonomous drones weaponized by terrorists.

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AI-to-AI Meme Coin Liability00:10:05

A caller asks who is legally responsible when one AI prompts another to launch a meme coin, following Grok’s autonomous cryptocurrency creation.

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