Are current AI models smart enough to rule the world — or just house cats with fancy vocabulary?

This week, a tectonic shift is happening in AI: Meta's chief scientist Jan LeCun quits to chase world models, Fei-Fei Li launches Marble, a spatial intelligence engine, and DeepMind drops CMA-2, a self-taught gamer bot that might be the blueprint for AGI.

Meanwhile, OpenAI releases GPT-5.1 — and China’s Kimi K2 and Ernie 5.0 roll out shockingly powerful, ultra-low-cost models. The AI race isn’t just about intelligence anymore — it’s about who can afford to scale.

If you lead a business, this episode explains why spatial intelligence, not language, may soon be your competitive edge.

The next wave of AI isn’t just about better answers, it’s about deeper understanding, real-world interaction, and models that scale affordably. If you’re not watching spatial intelligence, you’re already behind.

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Great ideas are cheap. Great execution? That’s where the magic is.

In this *step-by-step session for business leaders, AI creator and strategist **Pietro Montaldo* will show you exactly how he goes from *a raw idea* to *a working AI prototype*—in just hours, not weeks. No code required. No technical background needed. Just the right tools, a smart process, and a little experimentation.

You’ll walk away with Pietro’s full framework:
✅ How to choose ideas that are worth building
✅ How to match the right tools to the right use case
✅ The exact steps he uses to create micro-apps that actually work
✅ And how he turns them into high-performing content that attracts serious business opportunities

Pietro Montaldo is the founder of *N-Force, an AI automation and content strategy powerhouse. In just 90 days, he went from a few hundred to **10,000+ highly engaged followers on LinkedIn* by sharing the exact AI tools and workflows he builds himself. His hands-on approach helps companies and creators stop theorizing and start shipping. Expect clarity, wit, and a flood of practical insights.

Follow Pietro on:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pietromontaldo/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PietroMontaldo

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Is your company’s next hire… an AI agent?

This week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell quietly sounded the alarm: job creation is stalling—and AI is likely behind it. Meanwhile, OpenAI is writing trillion-dollar checks its revenue can’t yet cash, and Apple’s Siri might finally be getting a real brain… courtesy of Google.

If you’re a business leader navigating 2026 and beyond, this is the episode you can’t afford to miss.

From massive layoffs masked as "rebalancing" to the quiet data wars fueling generative models, this episode maps the uncomfortable truths—and powerful opportunities—every executive should be tracking.

🔑 Key Takeaways for Business Leaders

• The Fed just quietly admitted it: AI is flattening job growth—and it’s not temporary.
• Satya Nadella says the next year is all about “unlearning.” New org charts, new workflows, and fewer people.
• The irony of AI job creation? Most new roles involve training the tech that will replace you.
• OpenAI’s $1.4T spending plan doesn’t add up. Not even with Sam Altman’s most optimistic projections.
• The real tech bottleneck? Power. Microsoft is sitting on idle GPUs because the grid can’t handle the load.
• Agentic browsers are coming for your interface. Today’s apps are tomorrow’s legacy software.
• Amazon wants to block AI agents. Shopify is welcoming them with open arms—and gaining traction.
• Coca-Cola just made its holiday ad with AI. The message is clear: even legacy branding is being reimagined.
• China’s catching up—fast. Alibaba’s models are now outperforming GPT-4 on elite math benchmarks.
• Michael Burry is shorting Nvidia. Should you worry? Depends how exposed you are to the AI infrastructure play.
• Copyright law is broken. Getty’s lawsuit failed—your content might already be training someone’s next model.
• Hardware is going wearable. Glasses, rings, humanoid robots—each collecting more real-world training data.
• We’re not in a bubble. Yet. But Gartner says product supply already outpaces enterprise demand.

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Are you still spending hours writing proposals… only to get ghosted by clients?

It’s time to flip the script. In this solo masterclass, Isar Metis breaks down how business leaders can use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and NotebookLM to craft winning proposals — faster, sharper, and way more aligned with what clients actually want.

You’ll discover how to go from a recorded Zoom call (or in-person meeting) to a fully polished proposal — in minutes, not hours. Plus, you’ll learn how to deal with RFPs (even the messy government ones), write emotionally intelligent cover letters, and use visual tools that make complex proposals client-friendly.

Whether you're pitching services, closing enterprise deals, or trying to impress a board — this episode will transform how you sell.

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Is the AI boom about to reshape the global power structure — and your business model with it?

OpenAI just made its long-anticipated leap into the for-profit world — triggering billion-dollar investments, a trillion-dollar valuation trajectory, and a redefined power dynamic with Microsoft. But that’s just one headline in a week filled with seismic shifts in the AI ecosystem.

From Anthropic rolling out memory (finally) to Claude, to Canva dropping a free Adobe killer, to ChatGPT hitting 1M weekly suicide-related chats — this episode is a full-throttle ride through the wild frontier of AI, business, and ethics.

Whether you're leading a team, shaping policy, or trying to future-proof your strategy — this is the episode you can’t afford to skip.

In this session, you'll discover:
- Why OpenAI's restructure gives the nonprofit surprising control — and what that signals for governance
- The trillion-dollar IPO roadmap (yes, trillion) and why SoftBank just doubled down
- Microsoft's 27% stake in OpenAI and what it reveals about their AI dominance strategy
- OpenAI’s urgent call to the White House: “Electricity is the new oil”
- How Claude is challenging ChatGPT with memory, portability, and frictionless context
- Canva vs Adobe: Why a free Affinity suite might shake up the design software world
- Music industry disruptions: OpenAI enters the AI-music ring with Suno in its sights
- The billion-dollar legaltech boom and what it means for professional services
- Crypto-trading AIs: Which models are winning with real money — and which are tanking
- Why Google's new AI Earth tools could save lives (or at least predict cholera outbreaks)
- What the rise of agentic browsers and multi-model orchestration means for your stack

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Can one image really power an entire visual campaign — from product mockups to video ads — in minutes?

Absolutely. In this episode of Leveraging AI, host Isar Meitis breaks down how a single visual asset can be transformed into high-converting static images, promotional content, and even multi-scene videos using one powerful tool: Weavy.

Forget hours with Photoshop or coordinating creative teams — Isar reveals how to build a full visual content machine with no technical skills, no coding, and no graphic design background. Just drop your image, and let the AI do the rest.

Whether you're in e-commerce, branding, or just want to playfully test new hairstyles on yourself (spoiler alert: Isar does), this is a must-listen masterclass on creative AI automation.

In this session, you'll discover:

• How to turn one image into 10+ ad-ready visuals in minutes
• The secrets behind automated, scalable visual workflows
• How to create full product mockups using only a logo and product photo
• The AI tools Isar stacks to generate multi-scene videos from scratch
• A surprisingly easy way to generate photorealistic interior design edits
• The fastest route from input to ideation to final visual asset
• How to leverage AI templating + community knowledge to save hours
• Bonus: Isar tests AI hairstyles on himself — and it's glorious

Try Weavy today: https://weavy.ai?ref=isar12

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Could AI really pose an existential threat—or are we all just overreacting?

850 tech leaders, researchers, and AI pioneers don’t think we’re overreacting. This week, they signed a chilling letter urging the world to pause superintelligence development—until safety can be guaranteed.

In this solo Weekend News episode, Isar dives deep into the letter, the conflicting philosophies of AI’s top minds, and what it all means for business leaders trying to stay ahead without stepping into a sci-fi dystopia.

Plus: the battle for AI browser domination, Anthropic’s enterprise blitz, GPT’s awkward math flex, and the $1,300 humanoid robot heading to your kid’s holiday wishlist.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• Why 850 experts—including Hinton, Bengio, and Branson—want a global pause on superintelligence development
• Sam Altman’s unsettling quote: “I expect some really bad stuff to happen…”
• Are AI agents the next big leap—or are we just not there yet?
• Claude vs. ChatGPT: Who’s winning the enterprise AI war?
• Anthropic’s new “agent skills” and what they mean for automation
• OpenAI’s strange math claim that backfired—badly
• Meta’s $27B bet on data centers and why they just laid off 600 AI staff
• Why Europe’s AI spending is stalling
• OpenAI’s new agentic browser—and why it might be their most important move yet
• The $1,370 humanoid robot that could be the next must-have toy
• What Amazon’s smart delivery glasses signal for AI-powered workforces
• Quantum computing breakthrough: 13,000x faster than supercomputers
• The AI bottleneck you’re probably not planning for: inference and redundancy

About Leveraging AI

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Are you prepared for an AI future where your job, your utility bill, and even your government are all impacted?

AI is reshaping the world faster than most business leaders are ready for and this week, things got real. From Bernie Sanders’ stark warning about 100 million lost jobs to OpenAI’s surprising shift into personality-driven chatbots and possible erotica, the lines between innovation and disruption are blurring fast.

In this news episode, Isar Meitis takes you on a deep dive into the top three stories shaping the AI-business landscape right now — with a rapid-fire roundup of everything else you can’t afford to miss.

In this session, you'll discover:

• Why Bernie Sanders’ AI job-loss report might be politically motivated and still dangerously real
• The true cost of data centers (think: a hundred thousand homes’ worth of electricity)
• Why bipartisan protests against AI infrastructure are gaining traction and why they may still fail
• How OpenAI’s new direction is raising eyebrows from erotica chatbots to creator IP fights
• Why Mechanize believes AI workforce automation is inevitable, and what that means for business leaders
• A16Z’s latest insight: Software ate the world, now AI is eating labor
• What Salesforce's “AgentForce 360” is really about and whether it can save them from irrelevance
• The parallel between AI’s IP wars and Napster’s battle with the music industry
• Why regulatory changes in California might be too little, too late

About Leveraging AI

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