A positive role for AI? Takeaways from the 2024 World Economic Forum in Davos

Euronews discovers some of the conclusions of participants at the annual event in Davos, Switzerland.

Transcript

00:00 After an intense couple of days and thousands of conversations about all the topics you could possibly imagine,

00:07 the World Economic Forum's annual meeting here in Davos is starting to wind down.

00:13 To find out what brought people here in the first place and if they're satisfied with their takeaways,

00:18 we were talking to people on the main promenade just outside the Congress Centre.

00:22 I think there's a chance to find some ethical solutions to the AI dilemmas we're facing.

00:28 I hope that the people here will be inspired to open up to each other

00:33 and find some good bridges across science and industry and governance.

00:39 What is the sentiment here? I find that it's much more optimistic than I would have thought before coming.

00:45 People are really looking at AI and new technology and innovation as a way to solve many of our problems,

00:51 whether it's climate tech problems, whether it's really being an engine for growth, for economic prosperity,

00:58 for bringing people together. I really think it's more optimistic based on the technological innovation we might hope to see.

01:05 I'm excited to see more institutional allocators talking about how to allocate to climate finance for climate action.

01:12 I think that can truly move the needle because we definitely need institutional capital partnering with governments

01:18 to de-risk climate finance projects.

01:21 So it seems like the future of artificial intelligence and the actual positive role that it can play in our lives

01:28 was one of the key themes for the majority of participants that we met here on the last day of the World Economic Forum.

01:34 But the challenge of course now will be to get the regulation right.

01:38 Maeve McMahon, Euronews, Davos.

01:40 [SWOOSH]