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What is the AI economy?
The Global Stage series brings you critical conversations at the intersection of technology, politics, and society. Throughout the year, we've explored the impact artificial intelligence is having on our lives and where it's heading next. Here's a look at how the leaders and experts we've spoken with explain how artificial intelligence is creating a new economy and bringing new challenges.
How do we ensure AI is safe, available to everyone, and enhancing productivity? It’s a big topic at this year’s UN General Assembly. That’s why GZERO’s Global Stage livestream brought together leading experts at the heart of the action for “Live from the United Nations: Securing our Digital Future,” an event produced in partnership between the Complex Risk Analytics Fund, or CRAF’d, and GZERO Media’s Global Stage series, sponsored by Microsoft.
As the tense and politically charged 2025 Munich Security Conference draws to a close, GZERO’s Global Stage series presents a conversation about strained relationships between the US and Europe, Ukraine's path ahead, and rising threats in cyberspace.
How widely is AI actually being used, and where is adoption falling behind? Speaking at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, outlined how AI adoption can be measured through what he calls a “diffusion index.”
As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, Africa’s AI future is becoming a test case for whether ambition will be matched by investment, or filled by default. In a GZERO Media Global Stage livestream from the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, an all-star panel delivered a blunt warning: without serious capital, the next phase of AI infrastructure in Africa will follow the same path as past telecommunications booms, led by China.
AI is advancing quickly, but access and control remain deeply uneven. As artificial intelligence becomes foundational to economies and governments, the question is no longer just who has the best technology, but who controls the systems that power it. In this GZERO Media Global Stage interview from the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Tony Maciulis speaks with Talal Al Kaissi, Group Chief Global Affairs Officer at G42, about why AI has intensified debates around digital sovereignty, and what it will take to close the global AI divide.
AI adoption is accelerating worldwide, but “diffusion” isn’t just about who has the best models. It’s about who has the basics: affordable power, reliable connectivity, and the skills to actually use AI. In a new GZERO Media Global Stage livestream from the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, CNN’s Richard Quest moderates a clear-eyed discussion on what it will take to broaden AI access, and what happens if the gap widens.
