Where AI Is Right Now: 15 Charts in 15 Minutes

In this episode of The AI Daily Brief, the host, NLW, presents 15 charts illustrating the current state of AI, emphasizing the theme of acceleration in AI adoption, usage, and development. The episode covers topics such as the rapid growth in AI users and token consumption, the increasing demand for data center capacity, and the decreasing costs of AI inference. It also explores the rise of agentic coding as a breakout use case, the challenges enterprises face in deploying AI agents, and the skills needed to manage AI effectively. The episode concludes with a discussion of the leadership gaps in AI strategy and the importance of viewing AI as a change management project. A follow-up panel discussion highlights the balance between efficiency gains and new opportunities, org chart restructuring, and whether to consider AI agents as software or digital employees.