AI Studio News

YES

NO

NO

YES

YES

Visual Studio Code (w/ Github Copilot or any other built-in)

Any code editor + CLI tools (such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex)

Other

Visual Studio Code (w/ 3rd party agent)

Cursor

Zed

Antigravity

Windsurf

Singularity

Studio-quality AI-generated remakes of at least 3 movies are publicly available

At least 100 AI-generated original movies, more than 2 hours long, are publicly available and watched by 100k people each

A studio quality 120 minute Star Trek / Star Wars crossover exists

Studio-quality AI-generated remakes of at least 100 movies are publicly available

A 120 minute Star Trek/Star Wars crossover exists and has Imdb score >=6

Netflix stock price lower than $50 or higher than $5,000

YES

A political “anti-Clanker” movement emerges, with a “made without AI” designation on media and products.

AI proficiency becomes a graduation requirement in at least one major state university system (likely the UCs)

At least one major Hollywood studio makes a U-turn on AI, spurring a wave of usage on big budget films.

Billboard Top 40 and the NYT Bestseller List both have several debuts later revealed to be AI.

Voice dictation saturates engineering with over 50 percent usage in startups and big tech, and spreads outside Silicon Valley.

AI generated photos become normalized for headshots, dating app pics, Christmas cards, etc.

At least 10 percent of Fortune 500 companies mandate AI voice interviews for intern and entry level roles.

NO

Lawsuit over before 2029

Lawsuit is settled out of court

Midjourney implements content filters to prevent copyright infringement²

Lawsuit over before 2028

Midjorney pays Disney and/or Universal⁴

Midjourney appeals the court's decision

Midjourney continues operations without changes at the end³

Lawsuit over before 2027

Midjourney agrees to licensing terms with Disney and/or Universal

NO