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Leveraging AI

Dive into the world of artificial intelligence with ‘Leveraging AI,’ a podcast tailored for forward-thinking business professionals. Each episode brings insightful discussions on how AI can ethically transform business practices, offering practical solutions to day-to-day business challenges.
Join our host Isar Meitis (4 time CEO), and expert guests as they turn AI’s complexities into actionable insights, and explore its ethical implications in the business world. Whether you are an AI novice or a seasoned professional, ‘Leveraging AI’ equips you with the knowledge and tools to harness AI’s power responsibly and effectively. Tune in weekly for inspiring conversations and real-world applications. Subscribe now and unlock the potential of AI in your business.

Latest Episodes:

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 Jan 24, 2026

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📢 Want to thrive in 2026?
Join Isar’s flagship AI Business Transformation course and save $100 with code LEVERAGINGAI100.
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Are we racing toward Artificial General Intelligence—or just racing to beat each other to it?

From the snowy panels of Davos to billion-dollar boardroom drama, this episode of Leveraging AI unpacks the breakneck pace of AI development and its very real geopolitical, business, and ethical consequences.

We break down the predictions, posturing, and power plays driving the future of AI — with practical takeaways for business leaders who want to ride the wave (not get crushed by it).

If you’re leading a business in 2026 and still think AI is something “for the tech team,” this is your wake-up call.
This episode is your fast pass to understanding what’s really happening—and what to do about it.

💡 In this session, you'll discover:

A preview of AI’s dominating presence at Davos 2026
AGI timelines: Why DeepMind says 5 years, but Anthropic says... 12 months?
Geopolitics and AI: Why China is keeping OpenAI and Anthropic up at night
Satya Nadella’s warning: AI growth without broad benefit = a tech bubble
Why electricity cost may define a nation's AI competitiveness
OpenAI’s projected $20B revenue and its push into ads
Elon Musk vs. OpenAI: The lawsuit, the diary entries, and the circus
AI agents at work: When your coworker doesn’t have a body
Anthropic hits $4.5B in revenue, but losses still loom large
Claude’s Constitution: Anthropic’s AI ethics now open-sourced
Gemini surges: 85B API calls and 8M enterprise users
Apple’s secret AI pin: Why not just use the AirPods?
Meta’s Avocado and Mango models: Can they catch up?
Tesla’s AI chips: A plan to power cars and data centers
Deepfakes and the death of truth: Runway’s chilling study
11 Labs' AI album: How Liza Minnelli and Art Garfunkel joined the future of music

About Leveraging AI

Multi-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/
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Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/
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260 | Claude Cowork Just Changed the Game: How You Can Automate Everything (Without Coding) with Isar Meitis Jan 20, 2026

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Ever wish your AI tools could actually do the work — not just talk about it?

Most business leaders are stuck in the loop of experimenting with AI, but not seeing meaningful returns. The problem? Most tools aren’t practical, integrated, or business-focused. That changes today.

In this episode, Isar Metis walks you through a full hands-on demo of Claude Cowork — Anthropic’s latest update that quietly redefines AI in business. No jargon. No code. Just real results, from summarizing invoices to building full-blown applications on the fly.

You’ll see Claude Cowork in action across three real use cases, each one designed to save time, cut costs, and actually do the work your team is bogged down by.

In this session, you'll discover:

How Claude Cowork works (and why it's a game-changer for non-technical professionals)
The surprising capabilities hidden behind Claude Code
How to set up Claude Cowork on your Mac (with no dev team required)
A live walkthrough: automating invoice summaries into structured Excel files
Building a Mac application to manage business expenses — in under 3 minutes
Creating a branded PowerPoint presentation from podcast transcripts
The future of connected, agentic AI tools — and what it means for 2026

About Leveraging AI

Multi-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Multiplai_AI/
Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/
Join our Live Sessions, AI Hangouts and newsletter: https://services.multiplai.ai/events

259 | “Claude Cowork” is Claude Code for All Work, Anthropic jumps to a $350 B valuation 💥 Apple swaps Siri’s brain for Gemini, hiring recession hits hard, and more AI news for the week ending on January 16, 2026 Jan 17, 2026

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Is your AI stack building your competitive edge — or making you obsolete?

With Claude Cowork's shockingly fast debut and Microsoft pouring half a billion into Anthropic while simultaneously being undercut by them, the AI arms race just got personal. This episode dives deep into what business leaders actually need to know about the evolving AI ecosystem — and how it’s reshaping productivity, platforms, and power plays.

If you're still thinking of AI in terms of chatbots and gimmicks, you're already behind. The new Claude tools are turning file folders into autonomous workflows and redefining what a "knowledge worker" even is.

This episode breaks down the business implications — with a healthy dose of skepticism, strategy, and snowboarding metaphors.

In this session, you’ll discover:

How Claude Cowork is redefining the productivity suite — and what it means for Microsoft
Why Anthropic’s tooling strategy is a bigger deal than their models
How AI agents are handling multi-step tasks — and generating revenue
Claude Code’s new search-based architecture and what it means for token usage, context windows, and developer workflows
The evolving frenemy relationship between Microsoft and Anthropic
How AI is encroaching on healthcare, with both OpenAI and Anthropic launching personalized tools
Why AI productivity gains may lead to white-collar job loss — faster than most leaders are ready for
The rapid rise (and market share war) between Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT
Real numbers: $10B funding round, $9B ARR, $350B valuation, and what it tells us about where Anthropic is headed
Why enterprise adoption and AI tooling are the true battlegrounds for 2026

About Leveraging AI

Multi-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Multiplai_AI/
Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/
Join our Live Sessions, AI Hangouts and newsletter: https://services.multiplai.ai/events

258 | How I Built an AI Website + Editor from Scratch with Claude & Replit (And Zero Developers) Jan 13, 2026

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📢 Want to thrive in 2026?
Join the next AI Business Transformation cohort kicking off January 20th, 2026.
🎯 Practical, not theoretical. Tailored for business professionals. - https://multiplai.ai/ai-course/
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Can you really build a high-performing product or website with zero coding and zero outside help using only AI?

In this solo episode, Isar shares exactly how he took an idea from his head and turned it into a fully functional, beautifully designed, and highly interactive AI-powered website without hiring developers or using platforms like Wix. The best part? The entire solution cost under $150.

Using tools like Claude, Replit, and vibe coding platforms, Isar built both the product and the tools to manage and edit it creating a fully customizable, developer-level web experience powered entirely by AI prompts and prototypes.

This isn’t just a tutorial, it’s a live demo in thinking, building, troubleshooting, and shipping with AI like a modern business leader.

In this session, you’ll discover:

How to turn a raw idea into a working solution using AI (step-by-step)
Why vibe coding tools like Replit are game-changers for business builders
How to prototype, design, and deploy a branded website with zero technical skills
When to switch from ChatGPT/Claude to more advanced platforms
How to build your own website editor inside AI tools (and why that’s a huge unlock)
How to handle rollbacks, version control, transitions, color palettes and dynamic UI
The real cost and time breakdown of this project and how to do it smarter

About Leveraging AI

Multi-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Multiplai_AI/
Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/
Join our Live Sessions, AI Hangouts and newsletter: https://services.multiplai.ai/events

257 | We are in the singularity" (Elon), Claude Code writes 100% of Claude Code, AI in everything (CES) 2 mega acquisitions, and more important AI news for January 8, 2026 Jan 10, 2026

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Is AI about to replace your developers... or your imagination?

We’ve just crossed a line — and business will never be the same. From Claude 4.5 writing 100% of its own code to Elon Musk casually dropping the “singularity” word, the last few weeks in AI have been pure acceleration.

In this solo Weekend News episode, host Isar Meitis dives into a whirlwind of groundbreaking announcements, insider scoops from X (formerly Twitter), and strategic shifts from the world’s top AI players — all pointing to one thing: the age of AI consumption is here, and the inflection point is now.

If you lead a business, manage a team, or want to stay ahead of the curve, this is your must-listen roadmap to what’s coming in 2026 — and what to do about it.

In this news, you'll discover:

How Claude 4.5 is outperforming OpenAI's best — and what that means for coders and non-coders alike
Why a top Google engineer admitted Anthropic's tool beat her team’s year-long work in an hour
Elon Musk’s take on the singularity, AI-generated entertainment, and building space-based data centers (no, really)
The hidden dangers of “vibe revenue” in AI startups — and why stickiness beats novelty
How Nvidia's massive acquisition of Groq signals a new era of AI infrastructure
The silent rise of AI-generated misinformation — and what it threatens in society
Why OpenAI is hiring a “Head of Preparedness” to prevent catastrophic misuse of its models
What Microsoft, Meta, and others are betting on as we enter the utility era of AI

About Leveraging AI

Multi-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Multiplai_AI/
Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/
Join our Live Sessions, AI Hangouts and newsletter: https://services.multiplai.ai/events

256 | How to build business strategy for the AI era, A detailed blueprint with Andrew Rabinovich, CTO and Head of AI + ML at Upwork Jan 06, 2026

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Will AI automate your workforce or amplify it?

That question isn't just theoretical anymore. For business leaders navigating the shifting tides of AI, understanding how to remain competitive without losing the human edge is now essential.

In this episode, we go deep with Andrew Rabinovich, CTO and Head of AI at Upwork, on how one of the largest talent marketplaces in the world is strategically evolving with AI, not just to survive, but to thrive.

Andrew shares how Upwork is moving beyond simple matchmaking to delivering outcomes, what it really takes to integrate human-centered AI, and how AI agents and human experts will coexist in the near future of work.

Spoiler: It's not about replacing freelancers—it’s about transforming what they (and businesses like yours) are capable of.

In this session, you'll discover:

Why business leaders must rethink efficiency in terms of outcomes, not processes
How Upwork built “Uma”, an AI agent guiding clients from vague ideas to precise deliverables
The surprising results of benchmarking AI agents on real Upwork jobs
Why task-level automation is only step one and why full automation is still far off
How to identify which parts of your business workflow AI should (and shouldn’t) touch
What human-centered AI actually looks like in practice—and how it drives both trust and scale
Why AI agents will soon be collaborators, not competitors

About Leveraging AI

Multi-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Multiplai_AI/
Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/
Join our Live Sessions, AI Hangouts and newsletter: https://services.multiplai.ai/events

254 | Inside Google’s AI Power Play: What Business Leaders Must Know About Gemini 3 Dec 30, 2025

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Is Google about to outpace OpenAI in the business AI race?

With the release of Gemini 3 and its shockingly powerful and efficient Flash model, Google is quietly building the most deeply integrated AI ecosystem in the world — and business leaders need to pay attention.

In this solo episode, host Isar Meitis breaks down how Google is embedding AI everywhere and why this could reshape how you work, create, and compete. From Gemini Flash to Nano Banana Pro to Google Vids, the AI upgrades aren't just flashy, they're practical, affordable, and enterprise-grade.

If you're a business leader in the Google Workspace world (or wondering if you should be), this is your executive briefing on what matters — and what’s next.

In this session, you’ll discover:

The real-world power of Gemini 3 Flash and how it stacks up against GPT-4, Claude 2.1, and Grok 4.1
Why Google’s AI cost-efficiency curve might disrupt the pricing models of all major LLMs
The new AI-enhanced “Beautify this slide” feature and how Nano Banana Pro transforms presentations
How NotebookLM now auto-generates infographics and slides from complex docs — in seconds
Why Google Vids might replace your explainer video tools in 2026
How Gemini’s agentic browser and scheduling AI push the limits of work automation
The strategic advantage of Google's fully integrated AI ecosystem for business leaders

About Leveraging AI

Multi-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Multiplai_AI/
Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/
Join our Live Sessions, AI Hangouts and newsletter: https://services.multiplai.ai/events

253 | The AI milestones in 2025 and what it means for businesses, and the world in 2026 Dec 27, 2025

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Is your business ready for a world run by AI agents?

2025 changed the game. From reasoning models to real-time context-aware agents, AI didn’t just evolve—it exploded. If you lead a business and you're still thinking in "tools," you're already behind.

In this year-end solo special, we unpack the most critical AI breakthroughs of 2025 and the seismic shifts heading for business in 2026. Consider this your strategy briefing for the year ahead—without the fluff, hype, or hallucinations.

If you’re leading a team, a division, or a company, this episode will give you the competitive lens you must adopt before Q1 gains too much momentum.

In this session, you'll discover:

Why reasoning models will shape every AI strategy in 2026
How agents are becoming your next coworkers (or competitors)
The critical rise of AI infrastructure in China and what it means geopolitically
What agent-to-agent protocols mean for customer service, commerce, and collaboration
The real business risks of world models and continuous learners
How robotics leapt forward in 2025—and how close we are to robots on your payroll
Why AI is pushing businesses toward personalization at scale
What agentic browsers are and why they’ll soon take over how work gets done
The 2026 forecast: AGI, automation, job disruption, politics, and the global AI arms race

About Leveraging AI

Multi-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Multiplai_AI/
Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/
Join our Live Sessions, AI Hangouts and newsletter: https://services.multiplai.ai/events

252 | How to Use Microsoft Copilot to Standardize AI Workflows Across Your Organization with Nate Amidon Dec 23, 2025

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Is your AI strategy quietly creating more chaos than clarity?

As AI experimentation spreads across teams, what starts as innovation can spiral into disconnected tools, inconsistent outputs, and rogue workflows. Sound familiar?

In this episode, former Air Force pilot and enterprise transformation consultant Nate Amidon shows you how to bring order to the AI chaos using Microsoft 365 Copilot agents to create smart, scalable, standardized automation across your business.

You’ll learn how to design simple, no-code agents that align teams, increase efficiency, and improve consistency without ever writing a line of code or relying on IT.

Whether you’re just starting with Copilot or trying to make it actually useful at scale, this episode is your practical, tactical guide.

In this session, you’ll discover:

Why Copilot success depends more on structure than speed
How to build Copilot agents for project management, process documentation, and product planning
The difference between informational vs. process agents (and why you need both)
A sustainable way to manage agent updates without breaking your workflows
How to write “AI-first” documentation that trains agents better than prompts
What NOT to automate — and how to avoid creating new bottlenecks
How to extract value from meeting transcripts, emails, and docs using Copilot

About Leveraging AI

Multi-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Multiplai_AI/
Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/
Join our Live Sessions, AI Hangouts and newsletter: https://services.multiplai.ai/events

251 | OpenAI’s apps + SDK, Image 1.5, GPT-5.2 Codex, and world domination playbook, Anthropic wins the enterprise, The state of agentic implementation based on MIT, Google, EY, and Deloitte, and more important AI news for the week ending on Dec 20, 2025 Dec 20, 2025

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Is your business ready for the AI land grab of 2026?

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others are racing to dominate not just AI models, but the full-stack experience — apps, commerce, code, and how businesses function. It’s not just about smarter models anymore — it's about who owns the ecosystem your company will rely on.

This week, host Isar Meitis unpacks the tsunami of AI news and breaks down what really matters for business leaders, including the game-changing launch of AI-native apps inside ChatGPT, new agent infrastructure, OpenAI’s explosive revenue growth, and how every major player is gearing up for 2026.

If you’re a business leader trying to figure out where to place your bets in 2026 — this is the briefing you can’t afford to miss.

In this session, you'll discover:

Why OpenAI’s app store inside ChatGPT is a seismic shift in business tech
The strict (and smart) rules for launching your own AI app in 2026
How apps turn ChatGPT from idea generator to business operator
What OpenAI’s new image and code models mean for your workflows
The actual adoption rates of AI agents in enterprise (Deloitte vs. Google vs. Menlo VC)
Why “multi-agent” isn’t always better — and what MIT + DeepMind just proved
OpenAI’s $750B valuation play & its quiet alliance with AWS
Claude vs GPT vs Gemini: who’s winning the enterprise trust war
Why the real moat isn’t the model… it’s the tools, workflows, and integrations
The shift from “efficiency” to “outcome” — and why most companies still don’t get it
Real-world examples of how AI agents are saving 40+ minutes per employee

About Leveraging AI

Multi-Agent Orchestration Course: https://multiplai.ai/multi-agent-orchestration-course/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Multiplai_AI/
Connect with Isar Meitis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isarmeitis/
Join our Live Sessions, AI Hangouts and newsletter: https://services.multiplai.ai/events

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