Since 2024, five themes have shaped how we think about AI.
How our thinking has moved
Five questions, followed year after year. Start with 2027 and travel back to where it began.
Work and value
The real question is not how many jobs AI replaces, but how people build expertise and where the value goes.
2027Citizens of an expanding world
AI is widening what people can know, make and decide. In 2027 we ask who gets to shape that bigger world.
AI as an economic actor
In 2027, the question is what happens to expertise and markets when AI acts on its own.
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More about Davos 20272026A human intelligence shift
Agents reached everyday work and nations raced to build their own AI. We asked what stays distinctly human.
AI as a colleague
We asked what work, school and business look like when AI works alongside us.
What is a job when AI can do many of its tasks?
- AI as a Change Engine: Redesigning How Industries WorkRoundtable, not recorded
2025After the hype
AI had arrived. The question moved from promise to proof: where does it create real value?
AI as an investment
We asked where AI was paying off, and who gets to share in the returns.
Where is AI already paying off, and where should the money go next?
- After the Hype – Translating AI into Increased Value Creation
2024Inaugural edition
The first AI House in Davos, as AI went mainstream. We asked where the technology really stood.
AI as a promise
We asked whether AI would live up to its promise for companies and the economy.
Will AI deliver real gains inside companies, and can it restart growth?
