Meta’s $200B AI Problem Just Exploded | Austin's AI Newsletter

Hey friends, Austin here.

If you’ve been waiting for the week when the AI world went full drama mode, this is it.
Meta is burning billions trying to make AI cool, Syllaby creators are quietly going viral without showing their faces, and TikTok just turned into the new Hollywood.

Let’s dive in 👇

In This Week’s Issue

• Breaking News: Meta’s AI Problem Just Got Loud

• Syllaby: The Secret Behind These Viral Channels

• This Week in AI: Big Moves in Creators, Careers, and Social

• Top AI Tools: Tools That Actually Earn Their Keep

• The $1 Playbook to Going Viral

Breaking News: Meta’s AI Problem Just Got Loud

Meta has been shouting “AI” from every rooftop, but here’s the truth. It still doesn’t have an AI product people actually use.

After nearly seven billion dollars in operating costs and another twenty billion on infrastructure this year, Meta’s AI vision is starting to look more like an expensive experiment than a real strategy.

Here’s what’s happening:
- One of the largest AI teams in the world, but no breakout success
- Meta AI and Vibes video generator look cool but have no traction
- Investors just dropped Meta’s stock by 12 percent, wiping out more than 200 billion in market value

The company says big things are coming, but after years of waiting, the market is running out of patience.

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The Secret Behind These Viral Channels? They’re Built Entirely in Syllaby 🎬

Syllaby is the all-in-one AI studio that helps creators, coaches, and educators turn content ideas into scroll-stopping videos in minutes.

From script to voice, visuals, editing, and publishing — it’s all in one dashboard.

Want to see how they do it?

👉 Book a free demo call here and we’ll show you exactly how creators like Milo and Ancient History Facts are scaling their content using Syllaby.

This Week in AI: Big Moves in Creators, Careers, and Social

TikTok Announces Its First U.S. Awards Show

TikTok is officially bringing the red carpet to creators. 

On December 18, it’s hosting its first U.S. awards show at the Hollywood Palladium. The event will be livestreamed inside the app and on Tubi, with fan voting starting November 18.

A major step for creators and another big move for the creator economy.

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Resumly: AI That Builds Your Resume and Finds the Job for You

Job hunting doesn’t have to feel like a full-time job.
Resumly lets you upload your info, pick your target role, and it automatically builds your resume, applies for jobs, and manages outreach so you can focus on interviews.

It’s the job search assistant we all wish we had sooner.

👉 Try Resumly Now

Bluesky Hits 40 Million Users and Tests a Dislike Button

Bluesky just hit 40 million users and is testing a new dislike feature to help personalize content feeds.
It’s all about giving users more control. You shape the algorithm instead of letting it shape you.

👉 Read More

Top AI Tools of the Week: The Ones That Actually Deliver

1. Ranked AI: SEO That Actually Moves the Needle

If your blog posts are collecting dust, the problem isn’t your writing. It’s your SEO.
Ranked AI helps creators and startups rank higher without paying agency prices.

👉 Get Ranked AI and start climbing

2. ChipBot: Turn Visitors Into Buyers While You Sleep

Traffic is nice. Conversions are better.

ChipBot adds an AI-powered video chat to your website that talks with visitors, answers questions, and helps close sales in real time.

👉 Try ChipBot and turn your website into a sales engine

3. GoHighLevel: The Business OS That Does It All

Still juggling six different tools to keep your business running? GoHighLevel brings everything together: funnels, CRM, email, SMS, scheduling, and automation in one simple dashboard.

Once you start using it, you won’t want to go back.

👉 Try GoHighLevel Today

Fandom Cut Manual Moderation 74%—Join the Nov 18 Webinar

Fandom, the world’s largest fan platform with 350 million monthly visitors, needed to ensure safety, quality, and monetization across 250,000+ wikis. With Coactive, they reduced manual content moderation by 74%—freeing teams to focus on higher-value work.

Join our exclusive webinar on November 18 at 9:15 am PT / 12:15 pm ET to learn how Fandom harnessed AI to transform content moderation and ad monetization.

You’ll discover how they achieved:
• 74% fewer manual moderation hours, boosting team morale
• 50% cost savings through automated image review
• Higher ad revenue with brand-suitable content at scale

Learn how to turn your content into a powerful, monetizable asset that improves user experience and cuts costs.

Register today to join live or watch the recording anytime.

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The $1 Playbook to Going Viral 📘

Before we wrap up, I’ve got something special to share.

I just finished writing a book that’s been 20 years in the making. I poured everything I’ve learned about social media, storytelling, and building viral content into it.

This book will teach you how to go viral on social media, make money doing it, and stay inspired through every stage of your journey. It’s part mindset, part step-by-step strategy that you can start using right away.

It’ll be listed at $20 when it officially launches, but during pre-order, you can grab it for just $0.99 as a thank-you for being part of this community.

Trust me, this will be the best dollar you’ll ever spend on your creator journey.

I wrote this book to help you go viral, grow your brand, and build something that lasts. I hope it helps you as much as it helped me write it!

AI hype is everywhere right now, but the people who are actually winning aren’t chasing noise. They’re building smarter.

Meta is chasing hype.
Creators on Syllaby are building audiences.

That’s the difference between innovation and impact.

Keep creating. Keep learning. Keep experimenting.

Stay awesome,
Austin Armstrong, CEO
Syllaby, Inc.