WEF 26: Takeaways about the Future of Data & AI – with Florian Bigelmaier, BARC

Описание: “It's a special crowd. Whoever makes the way to Davos, has some reason to be there.”

Besides politics and big business, AI took center stage at Davos 2026. In this special episode Florian Bigelmaier, Industry Analyst at BARC, speaks with Carsten Bange about his experience at the WEF. They discuss what the Event revealed about the future of Data & AI, covering World Models, AGI, productivity gains from Generative AI, energy demand, and digital sovereignty. A behind-the-scenes look at one of the world's most influential economic summits from a Data & AI expert's perspective. Enjoy this episode!

BARC Research on Data Souvereinity:
Control Instead of Dependency – How Companies Secure Their Data Sovereignty [Free Study / German]: https://tinyurl.com/9wdzjup5

Reality Check: Sovereign Data Management – Made in Europe? [Free Research Note]: https://tinyurl.com/4ebschvx


Carsten Bange on LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/37sdzd2s
Florian Bigelmaier on LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/4z84k8v7
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00:01:30 – What makes the World Economic Forum in Davos so unique?
00:05:00 – How does networking work at the World Economic Forum?
00:08:20 – Which tech companies and countries were present at Davos 2025?
00:10:00 – What is the Davos AI House and why should you visit it?
00:12:30 – Why does Yann LeCun say LLMs are "set for disaster"?
00:15:00 – What are World Models and how do they differ from LLMs?
00:19:00 – Why is AI-powered coding the killer application of Generative AI?
00:21:00 – How much does AI actually increase developer productivity?
00:27:30 – How much energy does AI really consume?
00:31:00 – Why is digital sovereignty suddenly critical for European companies?