#193: AGI Talk at Davos, Amazon Layoffs, AI for Course Creation, OpenAI Cybersecurity Warning, New Claude Constitution & Credit-Based AI Pricing

2026-01-27

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World leaders and tech titans are debating AGI timelines at Davos, but Amazon’s latest moves suggest the disruption is already here. Paul Roetzer and Mike Kaput dissect the disconnect between the "powerful AI" promised by labs and the labor market "tsunami" warned by the IMF. From the White House’s "Great Divergence" report to Anthropic’s new 84-page Constitution and xAI’s "human emulators," we explore the friction between technological acceleration and human adaptation. Plus, a look behind the curtain at how SmarterX uses AI to build courses at scale.

From the White House’s "Great Divergence" report to Anthropic’s new 84-page Constitution and xAI’s "human emulators," we explore the friction between technological acceleration and human adaptation. Plus, a look behind the curtain at how SmarterX uses AI to build courses at scale.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 — Intro

00:03:03 — AI Pulse

00:05:10 — AGI Comes to Davos

00:21:26 — Amazon Layoffs and the “Great Divergence”

00:38:59 — AI for Course Creation

00:58:55 — Google DeepMind Is Hiring a “Chief AGI Economist”

01:02:06 — OpenAI Warns AI Is Reaching “High” Cybersecurity Threat Levels

01:07:18 — Anthropic Publishes New “Constitution” That Governs Claude’s Behavior

01:17:39 — New Survey Shows Big Disconnect Between Employees and Leaders on AI

01:24:39 — xAI Wants to Automate White-Collar Workers

01:28:29 — How Do Credit Pricing Models Work?

01:38:22 — AI Product and Funding Updates

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