269 | The world as we know it is over- AI can do any knowledge work. New models: Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 3.1, Grok 4.2, AI leaders sound the alarm, but the US is pushing forward, and more important AI news for the week ending on February 20, 2026

Is your job safe if it happens on a screen?

In the past few weeks, AI hasn’t just improved, it has crossed a line. From writing production-ready code to building full applications autonomously, the shift is no longer theoretical. It’s operational.

The reality? AI is moving from assistant to operator, faster than most leaders are prepared for.

In this episode, we break down what’s really happening behind the headlines, why this moment feels eerily similar to early 2020, and what business leaders must do now to avoid being caught off guard.

If you lead people, manage budgets, or make strategic decisions, this conversation is not optional.

In this session, you’ll discover:

• Why a viral article comparing AI to early COVID signals a bigger structural shift
• How Claude 4.6 and GPT 5.3 are moving from “helpful tool” to “finished output”
• The real reason AI labs targeted software engineers first
• Why “anything that can be done on a computer” is now vulnerable
• How AI built a full multi-agent production pipeline in 48 hours
• What Gemini 3.1 Pro’s benchmark leap actually means
• Why Accenture now ties promotions to AI usage
• How AI insurance is removing enterprise adoption barriers
• What the India AI Summit revealed about global governance tensions
• Why OpenAI’s $100B raise is both brilliant and dangerously high-stakes
• How robotics is quietly moving from factory floors into daily life
• Why hybrid human-AI workflows are temporary by design
• The coming economic disruption — and where opportunity hides inside it

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