As AI For Good opens in Geneva, governments and experts warn that the world’s AI divide is becoming a governance divide. GENEVA — The United Nations’ first Global Dialogue on AI Governance has put a sharper focus on one of the defining questions facing the international system: whether artificial intelligence
UNCTAD says global FDI rose to $1.6 trillion in 2025, but the recovery is increasingly concentrated in advanced economies and strategic sectors such as AI, semiconductors, clean energy and critical minerals. Global foreign direct investment returned to growth in 2025, offering a tentative sign of resilience in an economy still
GENEVA — For much of the past decade, the story of artificial intelligence has been defined by technological acceleration. Each year brought more capable models, greater computing power and new predictions about how AI would reshape economies, transform public services and redefine geopolitical competition. Governments raced to invest. Companies competed
As the global debate over artificial intelligence accelerates, Tomas Lamanauskas has become one of the most important multilateral figures working to ensure that AI is not only powerful, but useful — not only disruptive, but directed toward the public good. Tomas Lamanauskas, the Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union,
OpenAI has discussed granting the U.S. government a 5 percent ownership stake in the company, according to a breaking report from the Financial Times, in a proposal that would mark one of the most significant alignments yet between a frontier artificial intelligence company and the federal government. OpenAI CEO Sam
Some entrepreneurs build companies. Kyleigha Beckmann is working to build something much larger: an economic system where opportunity is more broadly shared, commerce is more transparent, and prosperity becomes a foundation for peace. As Founding Partner of Peace Through Trade (PTT), the Brazilian entrepreneur is advancing a bold vision for
As public equity markets become increasingly concentrated around a handful of technology giants, the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds are redirecting billions toward private infrastructure, private credit and private equity—signaling a profound shift in how governments are positioning capital for the AI era. The artificial intelligence revolution is reshaping not
SEOUL — South Korea has unveiled one of the world’s most ambitious technology investment strategies, committing approximately $1 trillion toward expanding its semiconductor manufacturing, artificial intelligence infrastructure, and robotics capabilities in a sweeping effort to secure its position at the forefront of the global AI revolution. Announced Monday by President
The artificial intelligence-fueled market rally that has propelled global stocks to record highs in 2026 suffered a sharp setback on Tuesday as investors dumped technology shares, sending markets lower from New York to Seoul and raising new questions about the pace, cost, and sustainability of the AI revolution. The sell-off
The artificial intelligence revolution is entering a new phase. After years of record-breaking private fundraising, the world’s leading AI companies are increasingly turning toward public markets to finance their ambitions. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has reportedly filed confidential paperwork for a U.S. stock market debut, while rival Anthropic is
