At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this year, founder Klaus Schwab addressed an audience of global elites, reiterating the organization’s focus on misinformation as a top critical challenge facing the world today. In his opening remarks, Schwab emphasized the need for collaboration among decision-makers from various sectors to confront what he termed the "unprecedented risks for humanity" brought about by technological advancements, including artificial intelligence. While he called for proactive solutions to ensure a stable future, the specifics on addressing misinformation were notably absent, indicating that this topic will likely dominate discussions throughout the summit.
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As of January 2025, Klaus Schwab's speech at Davos has sparked discussions about the WEF's priorities, particularly emphasizing misinformation alongside other global challenges like armed conflicts and climate issues. Schwab's call for collaboration resonates amid growing concerns over the impact of technology and misinformation on society. This year’s summit appears to be a platform for powerful global leaders to strategize on managing these risks, although many observers are left questioning the effectiveness and transparency of the proposed solutions. The emphasis on the “intelligent age” and the call for global governance reflect ongoing debates about the role of elite organizations in shaping international policy in a rapidly evolving world.
Reclaimthenet.org: WEF Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Klaus Schwab has spoken at this year’s event in Davos to reiterate the globalist group’s recently revealed priority targets.
A report published ahead of the gathering elevated “misinformation and disinformation” among the world’s top critical challenges and risks (others being armed conflicts, and climate-related issues).
Now, Schwab made sure to repeat that point in front of an audience of powerful elite members from around the world.
At the same time, he urged them to be the ones that will come up with “practical steps” that would deal with what the WEF has decided are “critical real-world challenges.”
Schwab opened with a warning that tech innovations, including AI, are ushering in what the WEF dubs “the intelligent age,” then swiftly went from praising that for economic and other potentials to warnings about the developments representing “unprecedented risks for humanity.”
Schwab’s intent here seems to be to drum up support for the “keyword” of this year’s event – “collaboration.” Namely, for tackling those “critical challenges” in a way that will always promote a globalist approach.
To this point, the WEF founder remarked that he was addressing 3,000 people from the world of politics, media, business, civil society, etc., whom he referred to as decision-makers – and whom he reminded that “commitment and engagement of all stakeholders of global society” are needed to, essentially, keep the goings-on in the upcoming “intelligent age” under control.
The rhetoric Schwab chose at times comes across as extraordinarily outlandish – such as suggesting that those gathered in Davos are there to come together around their “common mission” that should result in no less than “improving the state of the world.”
And Schwab doesn’t want those in his audience to “simply” deal with the challenges he presented, which he blames for “erosion of hope and confidence” – but also act proactively, so as to be the ones in control of how the world develops, and do this “in strategic, innovative, and constructive ways.”
Schwab’s opening address, other than appearing to attempt to create a sense of urgency and encourage the elites that everyone’s future is still in their hands, did not go into the specifics of how to deal with “the foremost risks” – like “misinformation.”
But there’s little doubt this will resurface during WEF’s many panels.