Talk of AI agents is everywhere in Davos. AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio warned against them.

Indeed, AGI will most likely be able to reason, learn, and innovate in any task. It will also not only match but outperform humans in its cognitive capabilities – and the milestone might even be reached this year, as the eternal AI optimist, Open AI CEO Sam Altman argues.

The World Economic Forum, colloquially called "Davos" after the location at which it's hosted in the Swiss mountains, is a yearly meeting of elites.

Business Insider's diary takes you behind the scenes on day three of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The 55 th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum opened this week with a powerful message and all-encompassing themes. Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, global leaders, leaving no doubt about his message: the undeniable need for, in Schwab’s words, Collaboration for the Intelligent Age.

"Half of employers plan to re-orient their business in response to AI," writes the WEF in the report. "Two-thirds plan to hire talent with specific AI skills, while 40% anticipate reducing their workforce where AI can automate tasks."

OpenAI Inc. CFO Sarah Friar said the company had "a big breakthrough" around reasoning models in 2024. "We do internally feel that we have a path towards AGI," Friar told Bloomberg's Shirin Ghaffary.

On Tuesday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicted that AI models may surpass human capabilities "in almost everything" within two to three years, according to a Wall Street Journal interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

President Donald Trump took his America First economic platform to the international community Thursday, promoting tax cuts, oil extraction, and tariffs at the World Economic Forum at Davos.

Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week.

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence, and appearances by leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum's annual event in Davos on Wednesday.

Business and nonprofit leaders participated in a wide-ranging TIME100 Talk at the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos, Switzerland.