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Who is actually winning the AI race?

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 Sol. Anthropic answers with Fable 5. Google continues pushing Gemini, Meta introduces Muse, and Elon Musk's xAI keeps accelerating with Grok. The competition isn't slowing down. It's speeding up.

We also explore what this race means beyond benchmark scores, including the surprising breakthroughs, emerging research, and why "winning" may not mean what most people think.

If you've been trying to understand where AI is heading, who's leading, and what it means for the future, this episode breaks it all down in a clear, approachable way.

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I'm curious...If you had to bet on ONE company reaching AGI first... who are you choosing, and why?