Perplexity’s digital worker, Anthropic safety shift, MatX funding, Hollywood licensing battles, teens’ AI reliance

Perplexity’s digital worker, Anthropic safety shift, MatX funding, Hollywood licensing battles, teens’ AI reliance

Published: February 27, 2026

Duration: 20:51

Welcome to the RAIZOR Report for Friday February 27th 2026.

This episode covers AI’s rapid shift from chatbots to agents and infrastructure, from Perplexity’s long‑running “digital worker” and Google’s new mobile and no‑code agents, to Devin coding for government and Google’s cheaper high‑res image model. It unpacks chip and autonomy bets (MatX, Wayve), talent wars at OpenAI, and rising geopolitical and safety tensions, including war‑game escalations and China–US fragmentation. It also dives into AI’s clash and convergence with media: lawsuits, licensing, Hollywood’s disruption, likeness rights, news deals, AI discoverability, and ho...