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Designing intelligence, disrupting society

Web Summit Qatar ・ February 1-4, 2026

AI Summit

In 2025, new challenges emerges with competitors coming out of China, and a constantly shifting regulatory landscape for AI worldwide. Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang explained on stage what the future has in store for this emergent technology and how it will transform the global economy.

The global AI race

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Is AI ready to leave the buzz behind and deliver tangible results for companies? In this talk, Cohere Co-founder &amp; CEO Aidan Gomez explored how to leverage rapidly evolving AI for real-world business applications.

Turning AI hype into business impact

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This panel discussed the evolving tactics of digital scams, the role of fraud detection technologies, and how AI-driven tools can enable consumers to safeguard themselves in an increasingly digital marketplace.
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Els Bruggeman; Mashael Al-Sabah; Marco Scialdone; AI-driven consumer protection.

AI-driven consumer protection

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In a world increasingly shaped by AI, how can we ensure that users retain control over their digital experiences? Mozilla’s CEO Laura Chambers explored the critical role of privacy, user choice, and agency in AI development.

Laura Chambers; Mozilla; Centre Stage; Web Summit Qatar 2025

Privacy, choice, and agency in the age of AI

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As new systems promise to revolutionise work, governance, and thought itself, where is the line between innovation and instability? Between hand-holding and safeguarding? Stagnation or civilisational salvation?

Agents are heralded as the next wave of AI technology, but many organisations are not ready for them. Promises of multi-agent systems that can do the work of entire departments are enticing, but slow adoption, security concerns, poor API integration, and unsophisticated agents inhibit their deployment. 
What will it take for agents to go mainstream? And what will workflows look like when humans are no longer the ones working?

The agentic era

How do we go from deepfakes to deep understanding? Our social media feeds are inundated with poor-quality, AI-generated content, and yet we’re told AGI is coming next year. 
Is the dream of superintelligence and its promise of a societal renaissance truly around the corner, or are we caught in a hype bubble?

From slop to superintelligence

The AI ecosystem is evolving rapidly to meet demand, but it is struggling to keep up with a tumultuous global market. Energy consumption is rising as demand for computing accelerates, hardware is increasingly locked behind tariffs and embargoes, and AI industries are increasingly being shaped by opposing regulatory frameworks across the world. 
Is this the perfect storm for a competitive market? Or are we heading towards technological and economic gridlock?

Accelerate or hold back?

AI offers a utopian path for the future, but who foresaw rising unemployment, the replacement of therapists with chatbots, and an increased distrust in higher education? 
We’re now seeing the technology’s short-term implications, but its legacy is still to be determined as questions hang over AI’s impact on healthcare, government, and the wider social contract.