This Week in Startups · October 20, 2026 · 1h 34m

Anthropic Gives Away 5% of Its Shares, Clone’s Muscle Robot, ElevenLabs Steals Podcaster's Voice

Dhanush Radhakrishnan, Jason Calacanis, Lon Harris

Jason raves about Nathan Fielder's new A24 documentary on Theranos and insists Lon watch it; Lon offers his own recommendation for 'Ren Faire.' The hosts compare Anthropic's new 5% equity Public Benefit Fund to Elon Musk's plan to give every baby a share of SpaceX. Clone Robotics CEO Dhanush Radhakrishnan joins to explain his company's hydraulic myofiber technology for humanoid robots that could soon become domestic butlers. Later, the show debates simulation theory after an artificial fruit fly brain is placed inside a virtual landscape, and examines ElevenLabs being accused of stealing a podcaster's voice for its marketplace.

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Nathan Fielder’s 'You Can See Everything' Shakes Up Theranos Depictions00:03:18

Jason gives a spoiler-free review of Nathan Fielder’s new A24 hybrid documentary about Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos, calling it a must-see that upends expectations based on Fielder’s comedic work.

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Anthropic's 5% Equity Public Benefit Fund00:20:08

Anthropic committed 5% of its equity to a Public Benefit Fund, sparking comparisons to Elon Musk’s plan to give every U.S. baby a share of SpaceX and discussion about public ownership of AI companies.

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