#BTDAVOS2026 LIVE: Global AI Leaders Debate Power, Risk, Trust And The Future Of Work

At BT Davos 2026, a high-powered AI Panel examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping global economics, geopolitics, and power structures. The session was co-moderated by Siddharth Zarabi, Group Editor, Business Today, and Rajdeep Sardesai, Consulting Editor, India Today TV. Panelists Lauren Woodman, CEO, DataKind; Ankur Kothari, Co-founder & COO, Automation Anywhere; debated whether AI is still being shaped by institutions or is now shaping them. Discussions focused on AI investment cycles, global governance, concentration of power, risks for emerging economies, workforce disruption, and whether unchecked competition could accelerate unsafe AI development.