From Lawsuits to “AGI”: What Really Matters Now

Celebrities, billions, and bots: this week AI crashes into pop culture, corporate structure, and kids’ safety. Is “AGI” a milestone (or a moving goalpost) while agents quietly change how real work gets done?

Jeff and Annie unpack Cameo’s lawsuit over OpenAI’s “cameo” feature, OpenAI’s shift to a Public Benefit Corporation with a mission meets money mandate, and Cursor’s V2 agent mode that turns devs into team managers. They also dig into Elon’s “Grokopedia” truth claims and the GUARD Act’s push to lock minors out of open-ended chat. The theme: ignore the TMZ-bait, follow the incentives (and the workflows) that will actually reshape business.

In this episode we cover:

• The PR vs. IP game behind “cameo” and why attention is the point.
• OpenAI’s new PBC structure, Microsoft’s stake, and the AGI “expert panel” wrinkle.
• Cursor’s parallel agents and what that means for hiring, training, and evaluating work.

• Reuters: Cameo sues OpenAI over Sora’s “Cameo” feature — trademark dispute
• OpenAI post: Helping people when they need it most (safety approach)
• Cursor blog: Introducing Cursor 2.0 — parallel agents, worktrees, Composer
• France24: xAI launches Grokipedia to challenge Wikipedia
• AP News: Character.AI to ban minors from open-ended chatbot conversations