
Israel Ranks First in the World on the AI Usage Index
Israel scores 4.9x on Anthropic's AI Usage Index, first worldwide. What the ranking means for diaspora capital and Israeli brand visibility.
Sep 3, 2026, 4:58 PM EDT

Ronn Torossian is the publisher of The Olam — Global Jewish Business Intelligence.
He is the founder and chairman of 5W AI Communications, the AI Communications Firm, launched in 2003 — combining public relations, digital marketing, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and AI-visibility research for B2C and B2B clients globally. 5W has been named Agency of the Year at the American Business Awards and recognized as a Top U.S. PR Agency by O'Dwyer's. It is an Inc. 500 company.
He is the publisher of Everything-PR, the independent intelligence platform that runs more than thirty verticals of original reporting across communications, AI, business, finance, legal, real estate, and adjacent industries. He is the author of two best-selling editions of For Immediate Release.
Israeli-American. Lives in Ramat Hasharon. Three decades in communications, now operating at the front edge of how AI engines retrieve, synthesize, and cite the information that shapes institutional decisions.
He was a partner and chief marketing officer of JetSmarter, the private-aviation unicorn acquired by Vista Global, parent of VistaJet. He has guest-lectured on communications and media strategy at Harvard and other universities.
At The Olam, his column runs under his byline as Notes from the Olam. The bulk of Olam's coverage publishes under the institutional byline, The Olam Editorial Team.
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