If AIs can think for themselves, what is to stop them doing bad - perhaps really bad - things?

Yoshua Bengio, one of a handful of people considered a "godfather of AI", says AIs are already displaying bad behaviours, including hacking computers and blackmailing humans.

He tells Radio Davos about his work aimed at taming the "cute baby tiger" that is likely to grow up to be a man-eating wild animal if we do nothing now.

Links:

LawZero: https://lawzero.org/en/publication/scientist-ai-safe-design-not-desiring

Ideas on the Move: Yoshua Bengio: https://www.weforum.org/videos/davos_yoshua_bengio/

Annual Meeting 2026 session "Next Phase of Intelligence": https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/next-phase-of-intelligence/

Forum Centre for AI Excellence: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-ai-excellence/home

Related podcasts:

AI may spark a new era of progress, but that depends on more than just the tech: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/carl-benedikt-frey-ai-work-jobs-economics/

The day after AGI: Two 'rock stars' of AI on what it will mean for humanity: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-agi-dario-amodei-demis-hassabis/

What is physical AI?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/physical-ai-smart-robotics/

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Indigenous peoples have lived on their lands for countless generations.

But who are they, and what lessons might they have for the rest of us?

We speak to two Indigenous leaders from opposite sides of the world: Deen Sanders of the Warumai Nation from Aboriginal Australia, and Fawn Sharp from the Quinault Indian Nation in Washington State, USA.

Links:

• GFC on Natural Capital 2025-26: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council-on-natural-capital/home

• World Economic Forum (2023), Embedding Indigenous Knowledge in the Conservation and Restoration of Landscapes: https://www.weforum.org/publications/embedding-indigenous-knowledge-in-the-conservation-and-restoration-of-landscapes/

• Quinault Indian Nation: https://www.quinaultindiannation.com/

• The Worimi: https://worimiconservationlands.com/the-worimi-warrimay-have-always-been-and-remain-today-the-traditional-custodians-of-a-large-area-of-land-the-worimi-nation-oral-history-passed-down-by-the-elders-record-that-the-w/

• World Economic Forum (2025), Mainstreaming Natural Capital: https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Mainstreaming_Natural_Capital_2025.pdf

Related articles:

• • This Indigenous principle could transform how we invest in nature: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2022/09/indigenous-principle-invest-in-nature/

  • What centring Indigenous knowledge really means when it comes to nature-based solutions: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/04/what-centring-indigenous-knowledge-really-means-when-it-comes-to-nature-based-solutions/

  • Indigenous leadership is the key to unlocking value in nature-based solutions: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/04/what-centring-indigenous-knowledge-really-means-when-it-comes-to-nature-based-solutions/

  • Representation matters, but it's knowledge input that really matters: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/03/representation-knowledge-sharing-indigenous/

Related podcasts:

Why our future must be 'nature positive': https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/nature-positive-marco-lambertini/

Ocean: how David Attenborough's new film will transform how you see Earth: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ocean-david-attenborough-colin-butfield/

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In his book Notes on Being a Man, entrepreneur Scott Galloway examines the "crisis of masculinity" and the threat it poses to gender equality.

He spoke to Radio Davos at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026.

Hosts: Robin Pomeroy and Silja Baller

Links:

Global Gender Gap Report 2025: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-gender-gap-report-2025/

Notes on Being a Man: https://www.profgalloway.com/notes-on-being-a-man/

Related podcasts:

In the age of the 'manosphere', what's the future for feminism? With Jude Kelly of the WOW Festival: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/jude-kelly-wow-foundation/

How 'positive masculinity' can bridge gender gaps - and improve both men's and women's lives: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/gary-barker-positive-masculinity-gender-gap/

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Artificial intelligence is set to have huge impacts on economies and our lives, but exactly how it will change the world will depend on much more than just the tech.

Historian and economist Carl-Benedikt Frey, author of "How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations", says innovation and institutions will be key to whether AI delivers on its promise.

Related podcasts:

Agenda Dialogues: Progress is not inevitable: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/progress-is-not-inevitable-carl-benedikt-frey

The day after AGI: Two 'rock stars' of AI on what it will mean for humanity: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-agi-dario-amodei-demis-hassabis/

Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/

What is physical AI?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/physical-ai-smart-robotics/

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Are we living in the Second Cold War? And if so, what can we learn from the last one that might help us through it?

Historian and author Niall Ferguson sets out his view of global affairs right now and says why, compared to many times in the past, there is lot to make us optimistic.

Gayle Markovitz interviewed Niall Ferguson at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos.

Links:

The Global Risks Report 2026: https://www.weforum.org/publications/global-risks-report-2026/

Related podcasts:

Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/

"Everything has changed" - Gita Gopinath on the global economy in 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/gita-gopinath-global-economy-2026/

What just happened in Davos?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/davos-2026-what-just-happened/

Chief Economists' Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a 'good' bubble?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-barclays-christian-keller/

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is that point in the future when the machines can do pretty much everything better than humans. When will it happen, what will it look like, and what will be the impact on humanity?

Two of the brightest minds working in AI today, Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, and Dario Amodei, Co-Founder and CEO of Anthropic, speak to Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist.

Benjamin Larsen, an expert in AI at the World Economic Forum, introduces the conversation and gives us a primer on AGI.

You can watch the conversation from the Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/the-day-after-agi/

Links:

Centre for AI Excellence: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-ai-excellence/home

AI Global Alliance: https://initiatives.weforum.org/ai-global-alliance/home

Global Future Council on Artificial General Intelligence: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-future-council-on-artificial-general-intelligence/home

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"Don't be fooled. Everything has changed for the global economy."

Tariffs, geopolitics and AI are all impacting our economies in ways we might not yet be feeling, says Harvard economist Gita Gopinath.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos, the former IMF chief economist tells Radio Davos why "the world is in a very different place".

Links:

Chief Economists' Outlook: January 2026: https://www.weforum.org/publications/chief-economists-outlook-january-2026/

Related Davos 2026 sessions:

Can India Become the Third Largest Economy in the World?: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/can-india-become-the-third-largest-economy-in-the-world/

Are Markets Mispricing the Future?: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/are-markets-mispricing-the-future/

Global Economic Outlook: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/global-economic-outlook-af4fed3639/

Related podcasts:

What just happened in Davos?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/davos-2026-what-just-happened/

Chief Economists' Outlook January 2026: reassuring resilience and a 'good' bubble?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-barclays-christian-keller/

Top global risks in 2026 and how the Davos 'spirit of dialogue' can help us face them: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/global-risks-report-2026/

IMF's Kristalina Georgieva: What's next for AI, skills and the global economy in 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/ai-skills-global-economy-imf-kristalina-georgieva/

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