Leveraging AI

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

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Jan 24, 2026
From heated AGI timeline debates to billion‑dollar business maneuvers and legal fireworks, this conversation roams through Davos drama, corporate power plays, and regulatory tangles. Topics include AI’s impact on national economics and energy, big shifts in revenue and product strategies, rapid model growth across major companies, and worrying trends in deepfakes and ethics.
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INSIGHT

Geopolitics Blocks A Coordinated Slowdown

  • Leading AI figures want a slowdown but fear geopolitical competition, especially from China, prevents cooperation.
  • Dario and Demis both agreed they'd slow down if global rivals would too.
ADVICE

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ANECDOTE

Courtroom Drama Played Out Publicly

  • The Elon vs OpenAI legal fight has spilled onto social media with diary excerpts and public rebuttals.
  • Both sides publish selective documents and exchange public taunts ahead of an April jury trial.
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