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In this episode of Get the Check, Maya, Anika, and Priya break down the biggest stories in AI this week, from Google’s latest moonshot to the rise of AI-generated music.

They start with Project Suncatcher, Google’s plan to move AI data centers into space and harness the power of the sun. The hosts explain why Google is doing this, how it fits into the company’s history of moonshots, and what challenges come with putting compute in orbit.

Next, they dive into a wave of new model releases, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2 Thinking, Cursor’s coding model Composer, and Cartesia’s Sonic 3 voice model. They discuss open vs. closed AI models, why China’s open-weight strategy could shape the future of AI, and how companies like Cursor are racing to build faster, cheaper, and more specialized models.

They also explore the rise of AI music, focusing on Xania Monet, the fully AI-generated artist who just landed a record deal, and what her success says about how people actually feel about AI music.

Finally, they unpack OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar’s comments about a possible government “backstop,” why it sparked market backlash, and what it reveals about the economics of AI infrastructure. They also dive into Sam Altman’s interview this week where he was asked how OpenAI can ink over a trillion dollars in deals with less than $20B in revenue

00:00 Intro

04:33 Google’s Project Suncatcher

19:03 Update on key AI models

29:02 Composer

45:43 AI Music and the rise of Xania Monet

50:24 OpenAI calls for a government backstop