Risks By The Numbers World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026

Summary

A credible pathway to artificial general intelligence (AGI) is increasingly coming into view as advances in scaling, multimodal ... Quantum technologies are rapidly moving from theory to reality. As research progresses, the scientific community faces growing ... Water is undergoing a paradigm shift, from being seen as a basic utility to a foundation of The widening education and mental-health gaps for men and the enduring workplace barriers for women are creating a dual crisis ... What choices must we make today to build a future balanced between technological innovation and humanity? Explore and ... Forecasts of AI's impact on productivity vary widely, from those projecting a 15% boost in labour output across advanced ... As geopolitical tensions intensify, security considerations are reshaping AI's rapid growth is fuelling a trillion-dollar wave of data centre investment and a race to secure cheap, clean and abundant ... From energy and defence to digital infrastructure, materials have become critical drivers for Central banks are facing growing pressure from digital currencies, trade-offs between growth and inflation and the politicization of ... Globally, the middle class had been growing by about 54 million people every year since 2011, but with the pandemic in 2020 that ...