261 | Davos goes AGI: 1–2 years vs 5, energy = GDP, ChatGPT adds ads, Elon v. OpenAI explodes, Anthropic’s 12× surge—plus more AI news for the week ending on January 23, 2026

📢 Want to thrive in 2026?Join Isar’s flagship AI Business Transformation course and save $100 with code LEVERAGINGAI100.🔗 Sign up here and secure your competitive advantage for 2026.  https://multiplai.ai/ai-course/Learn more about Advance Course (Master the Art of End-to-End AI Automation): https://multiplai.ai/advance-course/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 2026AGI timelines: Why DeepMind says 5 years, but Anthropic says... 12 months?Geopolitics and AI: Why China is keeping OpenAI and Anthropic up at nightSatya Nadella’s warning: AI growth without broad benefit = a tech bubbleWhy electricity cost may define a nation's AI competitivenessOpenAI’s projected $20B revenue and its push into adsElon Musk vs. OpenAI: The lawsuit, the diary entries, and the circusAI agents at work: When your coworker doesn’t have a bodyAnthropic hits $4.5B in revenue, but losses still loom largeClaude’s Constitution: Anthropic’s AI ethics now open-sourcedGemini surges: 85B API calls and 8M enterprise usersApple’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 centersDeepfakes and the death of truth: Runway’s chilling study11 Labs' AI album: How Liza Minnelli and Art Garfunkel joined the future of musicAbout Leveraging AIMulti-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Multiplai_AI/Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/ Join our Live Sessions, AI Hangouts and newsletter: https://services.multiplai.ai/eventsIf you’ve enjoyed or benefited from some of the insights of this episode, leave us a five-star review on your favorite podcast platform, and let us know what you learned, found helpful, or liked most about this show!