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When Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, hosted the first summit in Davos in 1971, the global community was on the precipice of profound change.

Democracy will face a critical test from AI as 3 billion people around the world gear up to vote AI leaders in Davos expressed concern last week about misinformation and its impact on democracy.