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The New Power Class

The franchise week that ranks the people moving capital through artificial intelligence, then reports the class itself: where its new money clusters, how it dresses and dines, and whether it has yet learned to collect.

Observer’s 2026 A.I. Power Index: Who Controls the Capital Flow in A.I

Power in artificial intelligence no longer moves through the channels everyone learned to watch.
By The Editors
A diagonal collage of overlapping book covers includes Switch, Dopamine Nation, The Myth of Sisyphus, Be Useful and several other titles associated with an article about books read by influential figures in artificial intelligence.

The Books the Most Powerful People in A.I. Are Reading

Nick Frosst, Clément Delangue, Andrew Feldman, Daphne Koller and other power players shaping the future of artificial intelligence think you should add these titles to your reading pile.
By The Editors
Walid Mehanna, Merck

Walid Mehanna on Carrying the World’s Oldest Pharma Giant Into the A.I. Era

Merck KGaA’s chief data and A.I. officer Walid Mehanna explains how governance, employee trust and startup agility are shaping enterprise adoption.
By Sissi Cao

Daphne Koller on Why Insitro Skipped Biotech’s Shortcut

By Merin Curotto

Inside DataBank’s Third Wave: Kevin Ooley on Water, Power and What Happens After the A.I. Gold Rush

By Merin Curotto
In this photo illustration, the GitHub app is opened on a phone on December 7, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 requires social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, X, Reddit, Threads, Twitch, and Kick to implement age-verification systems and take reasonable steps to prevent account creation by users under 16, with non-compliant platforms facing penalties of up to A$50 million.

GitHub COO Kyle Daigle Says the Real A.I. Coding Battle Is About More Than Code

By Tim Keary
An oversized video projection of a hyperreal, white porcelain-like face with bright blue eyes fills the wall of a dark gallery space.

How Artists Are Using A.I. and Where They Are Drawing the Line

By Elisa Carollo
Lin Qiao, CEO & Co Founder, Fireworks AI, on Centre stage during day three of Web Summit 2024 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.

Lin Qiao’s Fireworks AI Bets on Specialized Models Over General A.I. Hype

By Sissi Cao
A stylized illustration of a hand holding up the scales of judgment

The Next A.I. Power Class Won’t Build the Models

By Rahim Hirji
Shishir Mehrotra speaks onstage during the "The Future Isn’t Autonomous, It’s Agentic" panel at the HumanX Conference San Franciso 2026 at Moscone Center South on April 07, 2026 in San Francisco, California.

As Superhuman Builds an Always-On A.I., CEO Shishir Mehrotra Draws a Human Line

By Sissi Cao
A billoard with the phrase "The Next Great A.I. Tool"

In Enterprise A.I., Real Proof Is the Real Differentiator

By Emilie Gerber
An illustration of two phone screens

Match Group CFO on How A.I. Is Changing Online Dating—and How He’s Managing the Cost

By Tim Keary
The SpaceX company logo is displayed outside of the Nasdaq Marketsite at the launch of the company's initial public offering (IPO) on June 12, 2026 in New York City.

From A.I. IPOs to Lasting Wealth: Preparing for the Next Liquidity Wave

By Mark Lehmann and Kris Reddaway
Opening of Cariad's Automotive Software Campus in Berlin

The A.I. Transforming How Cars Are Designed, Engineered and Driven

By John Scott Lewinski
A dark exhibition space presents colorful digital screens, framed works, headphone-equipped monitors and a green-lit sculptural object on a pedestal.

ArtMeta: When Digital Art Enters the Canon, Tech Millionaires Will Enter the Market

By Elisa Carollo
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg attend the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City.

How A.I.’s Most Powerful Backers Are Preparing for Its Consequences

By Beth Duckett
An office worker peers around her coworker's cubicle to find him with his feed up on on a desk holding a cup of coffee

The New A.I. Power Class Will Be Built on Context, Not Compute

By Andrew Wyatt
An outdoor scene shows a woman eating at a garden table with two small humanoid robots seated nearby, surrounded by dense greenery and domestic objects.

Céline Shen and the Art of Living With A.I.

By Elisa Carollo

The A.I. Founder Starter Pack: How to Make a Uniform Look Like a Strategy

By Paul Jebara
A detailed view of a painting of a countertop with various containers, jars, a soap dispenser, and small personal items, with floral-patterned tiles and bright, colorful brushwork.

The Flood of A.I.-Generated Images Will Make Human-Made Art More Precious, Not Less

By Alai Ganuza
A waist-up portrait of a man in a gray blazer and white shirt standing indoors against a softly blurred background.

Sean Green Built the Gallery World’s First CRM. Now He’s Building Its First A.I. Agents.

By Elisa Carollo
golden gate bridge

San Francisco’s Best New Hotels Prove the City Still Knows How to Host

By Caitlin White
A man in a navy suit and white shirt sits on a wooden chair in a bright high-rise interior, with large windows and blurred city buildings behind him.

Can Magnus Resch’s A.I. App Crack the Art Market’s Transparency Problem?

By Elisa Carollo

In DATALAND, Refik Anadol Has Built a Museum That Learns From Its Audience

By Jordan Riefe
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