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Agentic AI: How it could reshape identity and politics

As AI begins to understand us better than we understand ourselves, who will decide how it shapes our world?

Ian Bremmer cautions, "The winner or the winners are going to determine in large part what society looks like, what the motivating ideologies are." He stresses that AI’s direction is driven not by technology alone, but by the humans who design and program these systems.


"That's kind of why you need the UN and you need responsible AI governance as part of the conversation," Bremmer adds.

Ian spoke at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Global AI Summit panel “Bringing AI Technology, Trust, and Talent to the World,” part of GZERO Media’s Global Stage series in partnership with Microsoft. The Global Stage series convenes global leaders for critical discussions on the geopolitical and technological trends shaping our world.

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