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Figure AI's $4B Addiction, Agent Bosses, and Why Gen Z Quit The Internet

Built 2 Scale · 17 Oct 2025 · 1h 17m

What this episode covers

Hosts Matt Perrott and Scott Wilcox discuss the rapid evolution of AI agents, highlighting Figure AI's aggressive capital raising by Brett Adcock and the launch of Figure 03. They analyze the shift toward autonomous software production via tools like N8N and Cursor, and the integration of ChatGPT into Slack, while debating the future of physical robotics against Tesla's Optimus. The conversation also covers Gen Z's disengagement from AI-generated content, the distribution failures of Meta's AR glasses, and the potential of Oakley's AI athletic glasses.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Figure AI, Tesla, Toyota, Flint, OpenAI, Meta, Oakley, Best Buy
Products
Figure 03, ChatGPT, Slack, BuildPass AI, Tesla Optimus, Grok, iPhone
Tools
N8N, Cursor, Apple Shortcuts
Also
Brett Adcock, Jensen Huang

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