The numbers from the World Economic Forum’s Executive Opinion Survey 2025 are striking, and they deserve far more attention than they have received.
Key Takeaways
- Business leaders in Southeast Asia are significantly more concerned about AI risks than their global counterparts (ranking them fourth worldwide), fearing the technology will widen existing regional fault lines like inequality, informality, and institutional fragility.
- The AI boom threatens to increase inequality by outpacing the readiness of small-to-medium enterprises and…