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How is the world tackling AI, Davos' hottest topic?
It’s the big topic at Davos: What the heck are we going to do about artificial intelligence? Governments just can’t seem to keep up with the pace of this ever-evolving technology—but with dozens of elections scheduled for 2024, the world has no time to lose.
GZERO and Microsoft brought together folks who are giving the subject a great deal of thought for a Global Stage event on the ground in Switzerland, including Microsoft’s Brad Smith, EU Member of Parliament Eva Maydell, the UAE’s AI Minister Omar Sultan al Olama, the UN Secretary’s special technology envoy Amandeep Singh Gill, and GZERO Founder & President Ian Bremmer, moderated by CNN’s Bianna Golodryga.
The opportunities presented by AI could revolutionize healthcare, education, scientific research, engineering – just about every human activity. But the technology threatens to flood political discourse with disinformation, victimize people through scams or blackmail, and put people out of work. A poll of over 2,500 GZERO readers found a 45% plurality want to see international cooperation to develop a regulatory framework.
The world made great strides in AI regulation in 2023, perhaps most prominently in the European Union’s AI Act. But implementation and enforcement are a different game, and with every passing month, AI gets more powerful and more difficult to rein in.
So where do these luminaries see the path forward? Tune in to our full discussion from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, above.
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Global Stage at Davos 2024: live premiere tomorrow at 11 am ET
Join Microsoft and GZERO Media for the premiere of Making AI Work for the World tomorrow, January 18 at 11 am ET/8 am PT/5 pm CET, recorded live at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this morning.
Bianna Golodryga, Anchor & Senior Global Affairs Analyst at CNN, moderated the Global Stage discussion about the rapid development of AI technologies and the race to regulate them with Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President, Microsoft; Ian Bremmer, President & Co-founder, Eurasia Group & GZERO Media; Eva Maydell, Member of European Parliament, Bulgarian politician, Speaker for the EU Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence; Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Tech Envoy; and Omar Sultan al Olama, UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence.
Watch the live premiere at gzeromedia.com/globalstage.
Watch our Davos event: Making AI Work for the World
Can AI truly benefit all? In our Global Stage event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, our expert panel examines the rapid development of AI technologies, the race to regulate them, and how to ensure the two competing forces of innovation and regulation lead to greater access, safety, and opportunity around the world. Watch the discussion today, January 18 at 11 am ET/8 am PT/5 pm CET at gzeromedia.com/globalstage.
Bianna Golodryga, Anchor & Senior Global Affairs Analyst at CNN, will moderate a conversation with:
- Ian Bremmer, President & Co-founder, Eurasia Group & GZERO Media
- Eva Maydell, Member of European Parliament, Bulgarian politician, Speaker for the EU Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence
- Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Tech Envoy
- Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President, Microsoft
- Omar Sultan al Olama, UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence