Two Cities, Two Conferences, Two Completely Different AI Narratives January 2026 delivered a tale of two conferences that couldn't have painted more contrasting pictures of artificial intelligence's future. In Las Vegas, CES 2026 showcased gleaming robots, trillion-dollar chip announcements, and Jensen Huang's victory lap with tiny waddling robot companions. Just two weeks later in Davos, Switzerland, the world's elite gathered for the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting, w