Leading AI nations are racing to preserve dominance while new contenders rise and others struggle to break dependence on foreign capabilities. 

As alliances reshape the balance of power, how is AI redefining the path to economic growth and global influence?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos. Watch it here:

https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/ai-power-play/

Speakers:

Brad Smith, Vice-Chair and President, Microsoft

Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Investment, Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Minister of Railways, and Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India

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