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EPISODE · Jan 17, 2026 · 22 MIN

Weekly AI Recap - Cursor AI Agents, Anthropic Cowork, ChatGPT Ads, Grok Deepfakes - #111

from The AI Cookbook: AI Tools | Enterprise AI | Leadership · host Malcolm Werchota

AI agents just built a complete web browser — 3 million lines of code — in ONE WEEK. But first, they failed spectacularly. The lesson? It's not about smarter AI. It's about smarter AI organization. Plus: OpenAI adds ads, Google mines your Gmail, and the UK makes deepfakes illegal overnight.🎙️ ABOUT THE HOSTMalcolm Werchota has led AI workshops for executives at Microsoft, LGT, Raiffeisen, Swiss MedTech, and ENGEL — and runs AI adoption programs for companies across Europe. After 15 years in corporate roles across pharma and oil & gas on multiple continents — including Novartis and Schlumberger — he now helps leadership teams cut through AI hype and drive real adoption. 🚀 ABOUT WERCHOTA.AIwerchota.ai helps organizations turn AI from threat into competitive advantage. We believe AI adoption is a leadership challenge, not a technical one — and that it should amplify human capability, not replace it. People-first AI for companies ready to lead, not follow.🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES🌐 Website: https://werchota.ai 💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/malcolmwerchota📚 Join Chief AI Academy (cohort-based AI courses for leaders): https://www.werchota.ai/chief-ai-academy👥 Join our community of AI leaders: https://chief.werchota.ai/getting-started🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCASTEnglish: ▸ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-ai-cookbook-ai-tools-enterprise-ai-leadership/id1823547405 ▸ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MZ755kss8qdI5lQfxIUhH ▸ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@werchota-theaicookbookshowDeutsch: ▸ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/das-ki-kochbuch-ki-tools-unternehmens-ki-leadership/id1823558282 ▸ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Eph6u874EN8qGP2q7F7sT ▸ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@werchota-daskikochbuch📱 FOLLOW MALCOLM▸ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/malcolmwerchota ▸ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@malcolmwerchota ▸ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malcolmwerchotaai/#AI #EnterpriseAI #AIStrategy #AIAdoption #TheAICookbook #AIAgents #Cursor #ChatGPT #Claude #Deepfakes

AI agents just built a complete web browser — 3 million lines of code — in ONE WEEK. But first, they failed spectacularly. The lesson? It's not about smarter AI. It's about smarter AI organization. Plus: OpenAI adds ads, Google mines your Gmail, and the UK makes deepfakes illegal overnight.🎙️ ABOUT THE HOSTMalcolm Werchota has led AI workshops for executives at Microsoft, LGT, Raiffeisen, Swiss MedTech, and ENGEL — and runs AI adoption programs for companies across Europe. After 15 years in corporate roles across pharma and oil & gas on multiple continents — including Novartis and Schlumberger — he now helps leadership teams cut through AI hype and drive real adoption. 🚀 ABOUT WERCHOTA.AIwerchota.ai helps organizations turn AI from threat into competitive advantage. We believe AI adoption is a leadership challenge, not a technical one — and that it should amplify human capability, not replace it. People-first AI for companies ready to lead, not follow.🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES🌐 Website: https://werchota.ai 💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/malcolmwerchota📚 Join Chief AI Academy (cohort-based AI courses for leaders): https://www.werchota.ai/chief-ai-academy👥 Join our community of AI leaders: https://chief.werchota.ai/getting-started🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCASTEnglish: ▸ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-ai-cookbook-ai-tools-enterprise-ai-leadership/id1823547405 ▸ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MZ755kss8qdI5lQfxIUhH ▸ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@werchota-theaicookbookshowDeutsch: ▸ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/das-ki-kochbuch-ki-tools-unternehmens-ki-leadership/id1823558282 ▸ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Eph6u874EN8qGP2q7F7sT ▸ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@werchota-daskikochbuch📱 FOLLOW MALCOLM▸ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/malcolmwerchota ▸ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@malcolmwerchota ▸ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malcolmwerchotaai/#AI #EnterpriseAI #AIStrategy #AIAdoption #TheAICookbook #AIAgents #Cursor #ChatGPT #Claude #Deepfakes

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