Ep. 52 (AI Futures) - Switzerland 2027: Is a Global AI Treaty Possible? Amb. Thomas Schneider with Anirudh Suri

Ep. 52 (AI Futures) - Switzerland 2027: Is a Global AI Treaty Possible? Amb. Thomas Schneider with Anirudh Suri

From The Great Tech Game Podcast: Geopolitics, Technology, Business and Global Affairs, with Anirudh Suri by Anirudh Suri

March 25, 2026 · 1h 10m · Season 1 · Episode 52

About this episode

Anirudh Suri interviews Ambassador Thomas Schneider about Switzerland's approach to AI strategy and the possibility of a global AI treaty.

In this episode of the *AI Futures* podcast, host Anirudh Suri sits down with *Ambassador Thomas Schneider* who led the negotiations for the *world's first binding international treaty on Artificial Intelligence.* Ambassador Schneider shares his views on how Switzerland is adopting a decentralised, bottoms up approach to devising its AI strategy, unlike other countries that have a top-down, centralised approach, and what AI for good really means. As the person who will also be helping put together the 2027 Switzerland AI Summit, he also shares how Switzerland is planning to leverage its "trusted hub" reputation in the world of AI as well. We explore: - How can a small country compete with AI giants like the US and China? Discover why Switzerland doesn't have one single, centralised "AI strategy" and how they use an "agile ecosystem" to stay ahead. - Is a global treaty on AI actually possible? Hear from the person who negotiated with 55 countries to create shared AI rules for a fragmented world. - Will AI take our jobs in the next five years? We discuss the risk of 10% to 20% of office jobs being displaced and which skills humans must keep for themselves. - Who is responsible when…

People in this episode

Host: Anirudh Suri

Guest: Ambassador Thomas Schneider

Topics covered

  • AI treaty
  • Switzerland AI strategy
  • global AI governance
  • job displacement
  • AI liability
  • ecological responsibility

Keywords

  • AI treaty
  • Switzerland
  • Ambassador Thomas Schneider
  • job displacement
  • AI governance
  • liability
  • ecological responsibility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Switzerland, AI Futures, US, China

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