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Web Summit Rio ・ Jun 8-11, 2026

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Latin America is emerging as a key region for the future of AI. Nico Andrade shared insights into OpenAI’s recent work across the region.

LatAm AI

Move over generative AI it&#8217;s time for Agentic AI. In this talk, Marcio Aguiar, Nvidia&#8217;s Executive Director, explained how the next breakthrough promises to be better, smarter and faster.

The next quantum leap in artificial intelligence

Read AI CEO David Shim revealed findings from a new study on worker sentiment in Brazil, alongside global insights drawn from millions of users worldwide.

Building AI confidence in the global workforce

What effect does artificial intelligence have on creativity, consumption and how society does business?

Generation AI: A new era for creators and businesses

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As new systems promise to revolutionise work, governance, and thought itself, where is the line between innovation and instability? Between hand-holding and safeguarding? Stagnation or civilisational salvation?

Agents are heralded as the next wave of AI technology, but many organisations are not ready for them. Promises of multi-agent systems that can do the work of entire departments are enticing, but slow adoption, security concerns, poor API integration, and unsophisticated agents inhibit their deployment. 
What will it take for agents to go mainstream? And what will workflows look like when humans are no longer the ones working?

The agentic era

How do we go from deepfakes to deep understanding? Our social media feeds are inundated with poor-quality, AI-generated content, and yet we’re told AGI is coming next year. 
Is the dream of superintelligence and its promise of a societal renaissance truly around the corner, or are we caught in a hype bubble?

From slop to superintelligence

The AI ecosystem is evolving rapidly to meet demand, but it is struggling to keep up with a tumultuous global market. Energy consumption is rising as demand for computing accelerates, hardware is increasingly locked behind tariffs and embargoes, and AI industries are increasingly being shaped by opposing regulatory frameworks across the world. 
Is this the perfect storm for a competitive market? Or are we heading towards technological and economic gridlock?

Accelerate or hold back?

AI offers a utopian path for the future, but who foresaw rising unemployment, the replacement of therapists with chatbots, and an increased distrust in higher education? 
We’re now seeing the technology’s short-term implications, but its legacy is still to be determined as questions hang over AI’s impact on healthcare, government, and the wider social contract.