Forbes January 26, 2026
Davos has always been a place where big tech sells the future. This year, it feels more like a place where governments, investors and civil society are pricing the conditions under which that future will be allowed to ship.
The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting runs January 19–23, 2026 in Davos-Klosters, and the AI conversation has matured into something sharper than model demos and productivity promises. The question floating through the week isn’t just “what can AI do next?” It’s “who controls it, who benefits—and what rights people keep when AI systems reach deeper into daily life?”
That shift is why a Davos-week side gathering framed around competition, ethics and the “AI-native” generation matters. The subtext is blunt: trust is...
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