{"podcast":{"title":"The CEO Retort with Tim El-Sheikh","slug":"the-ceo-retort-with-tim-el-sheikh-7053049","podcast_index_feed_id":7053049,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f711e3e0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://ceoretort.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41351448/41351448-1774183064160-f01334226310f.jpg","author":"Athmetric","episode_count":61,"summary":"Bringing real experts and forward-thinkers out of the clickbait shadows for greater knowledge, purpose, and performance. The CEO Retort is a thought-provoking podcast that features leading experts, entrepreneurs, authors, journalists, and thinkers scrutinising how science, business, health, politics, technology, and AI influence our lives. Hosted by Tim El-Sheikh — a serial deeptech and AI entrepreneur since 2002, one of the first-generation AI pioneers at Google Campus London, a biomedical scientist, and ex-pro athlete. He is currently at the frontier of human-centric Augmented Intelligence.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ceo-retort-with-tim-el-sheikh-7053049"},"episode":{"title":"The 2026 Reckoning: Why You Should Be Paying Attention Now (Live Replay)","slug":"the-2026-reckoning-why-you-should-be-paying-attention-now-live-replay","published_at":"2026-01-02T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ceo-retort-with-tim-el-sheikh-7053049/the-2026-reckoning-why-you-should-be-paying-attention-now-live-replay","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ceo-retort-with-tim-el-sheikh-7053049","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ceoretort/episodes/The-2026-Reckoning-Why-You-Should-Be-Paying-Attention-Now-Live-Replay-e3d28i5","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f711e3e0/podcast/play/113369093/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-1%2F415333314-44100-2-ddd6ba66714ff.mp3","summary":"In January 2025, I discussed why it was the rising era of “IoS” (Internet of Shit). Not only did it exceed my expectations, but it has set the path for 2026, which will be the year of reckoning, and it won’t be pretty. This is a replay of our very first livestream on YouTube , available in the live section of our channel. Timestamps: (00:00:00) – Preview (00:01:41) – 2026 plans for the CEOR podcast and events, and our positioning against other podcasts (00:24:35) – Is 2025 a turning point that would force political change that would influence AI's future? (00:30:06) – 2026 predictions: It has now gone far beyond AI! (00:42:46) – What the current VC focus on "gamification of everything" tells us about the tech sector's direction in 2026 (00:53:36) – Is China going to win the so-called "AI war" in 2026? (01:04:14) – Will the 2026 reckoning burst the AI bubble, and will Trump play a role in bailing out AI companies? Episode Notes & Citations: https://ceoretort.com/podcast/solo/2026/02/02/the-2026-reckoning-why-you-should-be-paying-attention-now/ Support our independence by becoming a member: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://CEORetort.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our new YouTube channel, The CEO Retort Extra: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@ceoretortextra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sponsors & Offers: Brain.fm – Peak your productivity on demand with Neuromusic. Get an extended 30-day free trial without limits. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brain.fm/CEOR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ground News – See how media bias affects news coverage. Get 40% off top tier: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://check.ground.news/CEORetort⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Saily eSIM – Stay connected worldwide. Use code CEORetort5 for 5% off 10GB & 20GB plans: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoretort.com/saily⁠⁠…","meta_description":"In January 2025, I discussed why it was the rising era of “IoS” (Internet of Shit). Not only did it exceed my expectations, but it has set the path for 20…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4368,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ceo-retort-with-tim-el-sheikh-7053049/episodes/the-2026-reckoning-why-you-should-be-paying-attention-now-live-replay/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ceo-retort-with-tim-el-sheikh-7053049/the-2026-reckoning-why-you-should-be-paying-attention-now-live-replay.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}