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Are we racing toward Artificial General Intelligence—or just racing to beat each other to it?

From the snowy panels of Davos to billion-dollar boardroom drama, this episode of Leveraging AI unpacks the breakneck pace of AI development and its very real geopolitical, business, and ethical consequences.

We break down the predictions, posturing, and power plays driving the future of AI — with practical takeaways for business leaders who want to ride the wave (not get crushed by it).

If you’re leading a business in 2026 and still think AI is something “for the tech team,” this is your wake-up call.
This episode is your fast pass to understanding what’s really happening—and what to do about it.

💡 In this session, you'll discover:

A preview of AI’s dominating presence at Davos 2026
AGI timelines: Why DeepMind says 5 years, but Anthropic says... 12 months?
Geopolitics and AI: Why China is keeping OpenAI and Anthropic up at night
Satya Nadella’s warning: AI growth without broad benefit = a tech bubble
Why electricity cost may define a nation's AI competitiveness
OpenAI’s projected $20B revenue and its push into ads
Elon Musk vs. OpenAI: The lawsuit, the diary entries, and the circus
AI agents at work: When your coworker doesn’t have a body
Anthropic hits $4.5B in revenue, but losses still loom large
Claude’s Constitution: Anthropic’s AI ethics now open-sourced
Gemini surges: 85B API calls and 8M enterprise users
Apple’s secret AI pin: Why not just use the AirPods?
Meta’s Avocado and Mango models: Can they catch up?
Tesla’s AI chips: A plan to power cars and data centers
Deepfakes and the death of truth: Runway’s chilling study
11 Labs' AI album: How Liza Minnelli and Art Garfunkel joined the future of music

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