Sora 2 shines, vibe coding chaos

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What's up builders 👋

Sora 2 is internet’s darling right now and people turned it into a Pikachu meme generator (as one does).

Today we're diving into the Sora wave, why Google just deprecated their Gemini 1.5 models (ouch).

Continuing from yesterday, OpenAI’s Sora 2 with native audio generation and the ability to create feature-length content is what every one is talking about - are they building a TikTok competitor?

OpenAI staff are internally divided about this social media pivot. While the quality improvements are massive (native audio, better physics, longer clips), the app is already flooded with Sam Altman deepfakes and meme content. One power user's reflection: "It's not SOTA, but that doesn't matter" - they're not chasing technical superiority, they're chasing virality.

Why this matters for builders: Sora 2's API is coming, and when it does, you'll have access to the same tech powering those Pikachu war movies (32K engagement and counting). Start thinking about video-native apps now. The tooling is finally ready for production, but heads up - trying to delete your Sora account will nuke your ChatGPT access forever. Classic OpenAI move.

• v0 removes credit charges for error fixes - When v0 breaks your code, fixing it is now free. Also upgraded their prompt enhancer to be "even more enhanced"

• Google makes Lovable AI free until Oct 6 - All AI usage in published Lovable apps powered by Gemini, zero cost for builders

• RYZER AI adds Claude Sonnet 4.5 - Enterprise AI platform integrates latest Anthropic model

• SwiftUI vibe coding app for iPhone - Turn ideas into actual SwiftUI apps directly on your phone, no Mac needed

• Build a Rust API with Claude Sonnet 4.5 in 3 prompts - Zero compilation errors, straight to production deployment

• Common AI agent workflow patterns - Master reflection, planning, and execution patterns for agent development

• Gemma pretrained vs instruction-tuned models - Video breakdown on choosing the right model for fine-tuning

• Sora vs Vibes reception comparison - "The reception couldn't be more different" - native audio and general video making Sora the winner

• Who's actually using ChatGPT at work? - OpenAI publishes business usage data by industry, surprising leaders

• Sentient Chat Spaces feature - Coordinated AI workflows instead of tool juggling

• SheBuilds Lovable Buildathon announced - Women-focused AI building hackathon using free Google credits

• Google deprecates ALL Gemini 1.5 models - gemini-1.5-pro, flash, and flash-8b all deprecated, migration required NOW

• Perplexity acquires Visual Electric team - Sequoia-backed AI design startup team to lead new agents experience group

• Major music labels weeks from AI licensing deals - Universal and Warner (Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande catalogs) redefining music AI rights

• California's AI safety law SB 53 signed - First state requiring AI safety transparency from major labs, succeeding where SB 1047 failed

• US vs China robotics race heats up - China installed 276,000 robots in 2023 vs America's 38,000, a16z sounds alarm

• Enterprise vibe coding safety guide - How to use natural language coding safely in production environments

• 5 AI startups to build before AGI - Actionable startup ideas with 12-month runway before market saturates

• Sora 2 bloopers reel - OpenAI showing failed generations, because transparency is trendy

• Too many Microsoft Copilots causing confusion - Internal Microsoft audio reveals they know it's a mess

Every major AI company is simultaneously launching video tools (Sora, Veo3, Vibes), it's not a coincidence - they've realized video is 100x harder to moderate than text, making it the perfect moat. Good luck training your open-source alternative on that.

What are you building this week? Hit reply and tell me about your side project - especially if you're using any of these deprecated Gemini models (RIP).

Keep shipping,

P.S. If you're still manually writing your AI prompts instead of using v0's enhanced enhancer to enhance your enhancements, you're basically coding in Notepad at this point. Just saying.