Juno News - January 16, 2024A walkthrough of the WEF conference
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Summary
In this episode, we take a walk along the promenade in Davos, and visit some of the most common building and issue-specific centers around the World Economic Forum. This year's conference seems to be more focused on issues like the threats posed by artificial intelligence and misinformation and disinformation, whereas past iterations of the conference have put climate at the forefront.
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So these yellow gates behind me mark the entrance to the World Economic Forum 2024 conference.
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Only those accredited by the World Economic Forum are allowed to pass through these gates.
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Unfortunately, this year True North has not been accredited by the World Economic Forum,
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but there is plenty more to see in Davos. So take a walk with me along the promenade here in Davos.
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Buildings like the Ukraine house behind me are a very common site here at Davos.
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In fact, Ukraine was the main issue discussed yesterday at a conference featuring some global leaders,
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including Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Andrei Yermak.
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Other sites that are common here at Davos are issue-specific centers like this one right here.
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This is the Davos Climate Hub. It's not open today. It will open tomorrow and remain open for the
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endurance of the conference. This year's conference seems to be more focused, however, on issues like
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the threats posed by artificial intelligence and misinformation and disinformation,
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whereas past iterations of the conference have put the issue of climate at the forefront.
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As I mentioned earlier, artificial intelligence is one of the main issues being discussed here at the
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World Economic Forum. This Intel building is one of many dealing with the topic of artificial
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intelligence, as well as crypto and blockchain.