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How the Businessmen Lost the AI Race

The tone shifted when the scientists took the lead

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Alberto Romero
Jan 21, 2026
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Niels Bohr with Albert Einstein at Paul Ehrenfest's home in Leiden, 1925

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The World Economic Forum is in Davos this week, and the AI attendance list is telling: Demis Hassabis and Dario Amodei are there, but not Sam Altman.

I just finished watching a conversation between Demis and Dario; a panel called, perhaps getting ahead of itself, The Day After AGI. I’ve recognized a fundamental shift in the AI industry that I’m sharing with you in this five-minute article.

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