By Emily Forlini
Publication Date: 2026-01-23 14:00:00
Welcome to PCMag’s AI Roundup, where each week we’ll fill you in on the AI news that’s affecting us today, delve into the trends shaping how we use it, and end with an unexpected tidbit from around the web – this time with Ben Affleck.
High in the snowy Swiss mountains in Davos this week, world leaders waxed poetic about the promise of AI. One called it “magic” and “the fastest technological gigacycle in history.” Meanwhile, others pondered that this would lead to a “tsunami” of layoffs. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, announced that AI will automate all software development within 12 months. (I should note that he made a similar prediction last March when he said it would happen in three to six months.)
What did no one seem to want to discuss on stage? We are starting to see the worrying AI-driven price increases in the PC and graphics card markets. Maybe they were too busy digesting the AI-generated photo of President Trump taking over Greenland. (One of the presidents…
