Who will win the AI race in 2026? 🏇

Will Google finally catch OpenAI in users?

Has Claude surpassed ChatGPT in capabilities?

And.... how can your company avoid the AI battles and just pick its lane?

So many AI questions. We've got your AI answers.

As part of our ongoing 'Start Here Series' we tackle one of the most important questions for most enterprises: Who will win the AI race and how do you decide?

The State of the AI Race. Who will win in 2026: OpenAI, Microsoft, Google Or Anthropic -- An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson

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Topics Covered in This Episode:

1. Google Gemini AI in Workspace Overview
2. Gemini “Help Me Create” Mode Features
3. Perplexity Personal Computer Secure AI Agent
4. OpenAI ChatGPT Skills Workflow Integration
5. Microsoft Copilot Cowork Autonomous Agent Launch
6. Excel, Word, PowerPoint Agentic Updates Explained
7. ChatGPT Excel Add-in for Dynamic Financial Data
8. Anthropic Claude Code Scheduled Task Automation

Timestamps:

00:00 "AI Updates You Need"

04:04 AI Advancements in Productivity Tools

06:56 "Gemini Enhances Google Workspace Features"

11:02 "Perplexity Computer Updates and Features"

14:31 "Microsoft Adopts Anthropic's Cowork Tech"

19:37 "Copilot: Grounded AI for Teams"

22:21 "GPT-4 Excel Add-In Launch"

25:44 "ChatGPT Skills Explained"

30:17 "OpenClaw's Autonomous Scheduling Appeal"

31:44 "Keep Your Mac Always Active"

35:03 "2026 AI Roadmap & Recap"

Keywords:

Google Gemini, Google Workspace, Docs AI, Sheets AI, Slides AI, Drive AI, Help Me Create mode, Retrival Augmented Generation, Vector database, Live Google data, AI-powered spreadsheets, Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Cowork,Word AI, PowerPoint AI, Copilot Notebook, GPT 5-4, ChatGPT Excel integration, Real-time financial data,

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