#BTDavos2026 LIVE | Why AI Governance Has Become A Global Emergency — OpenAI’s Christopher Lehane

AT BT Davos 2026, Christopher Lehane, Chief Global Affairs Officer at OpenAI, offers a wide-ranging and candid view on the future of artificial intelligence and OpenAI’s global priorities. The conversation explores how critical AI and automation are for countries like India, the breathtaking speed of recent AI advances, and whether institutions and societies are truly prepared for what lies ahead. Lehane addresses the intensifying global AI race, concerns around safety, ethics and an emerging arms-race mindset, as well as risks of misaligned AI behaviour. The discussion also examines concentration of AI power, investment hype versus long-term value, priorities for emerging economies, and what global leaders must urgently decide to ensure AI benefits humanity responsibly.