Global Perspectives onAI and ProsperityGlobal Perspectives onAl and Prosperity © 2026 Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils @ 2026 GlobalFederationof Competitiveness Councils This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form beyondcopying permitted by sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. copyright law and excerptsby reviewers for the public press, without written consent from the publishers. This publication may not be reproduced,in whole orin part, in any form beyondcopying permitted by sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. copyright law and excerptsby reviewers for the public press, without written consent from the publishers. The GFCC is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization as recognized by the U.S. InternalRevenue Service. The GFCC’s activities are funded by contributions from itsmember organizations. The GFCC is a nonprofit, 501(cX3)organization as recognized by the U.S. InternalRevenue Service. The GFCC's activities are funded by contributions from itsmember organizations. To learn more about the GFCC visit our home page atthegfcc.orgTo learn more about the GFCC visit our home page at thegfcc.org Tableof ContentsTableof Contents 4A Letter from the GFCC LeadershipLearning, Adapting, and Building the Answers6Executive Summary by Prof. Aleks Subic, Chairman of the Global Task Force onHuman and AI8Chapter 1 - The Moment We're In: The State of AI in 202615Chapter 2 - How the World Sees the Human-AI Co-evolution: What LeadersAcross 32 Countries Told Us23Chapter 3 - Voices of the Transition: Perspectives from the Global Community32Chapter 4 - The Human Edge: What Humans Bring to the Age of AIChapter 5 - The Inclusion Gap: AI's Unequal Footprint4154Chapter 6 - What Good Looks Like: A Gallery of Human–AI Integration ThatIs Working64Chapter7- The Work BeginsNow: Turning Insight into Action84Annex I - Survey MethodologyOverview100Annex II - GFCC Members102Annex III - GFCC Fellows103A Letter from the GFCC Leadership4Learning, Adapting, and Building the Answers6Executive Summary by Prof. Aleks Subic, Chairman of the Global Task Force on 8Human and AlChapter 1- The Moment We're In: The State of Al in 202615Chapter 2 - How the World Sees the Human-Al Co-evolution: What Leaders23Across32CountriesToldUsChapter 3 - Voices of the Transition: Perspectives from the Global Community 32Chapter 4 - The Human Edge: What Humans Bring to the Age of Al41Chapter 5 - The Inclusion Gap: Al's Unequal Footprint54Chapter 6 - What Good Looks Like: A Gallery of Human-Al Integration That64Is WorkingChapter 7 - The Work Begins Now: Turning Insight into Action84Annex I - Survey Methodology Overview100Annex II - GFCC Members102Annex Ill - GFCC Fellows103 A Letter from the GFCCLeadershipA Letter from the GFCCLeadership We are at a tipping point. Artificial intelligence (AI) has alreadychanged our relationships with work, life, and learning. Beyondthat, it is reshaping the foundations of how economies grow,how knowledge is created, and how opportunity is distributed.The question before us is not whether AI will impact our livesand be part of our future. It is whether we will shape it wiselyand benefit from it, or be shaped by it passively.We are at a tipping point. Artificial intelligence (Al) has alreadychanged our relationships with work, life, and learning. Beyondthat, it is reshaping the foundations of how economies grow,how knowledge is created, and how opportunity is distributed.The question before us is not whether Al will impact our livesand be part of our future. It is whether we will shape it wiselyand benefit from it, or be shaped by it passively. The Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils (GFCC), in partnership withTorrens University Australia, is pleased to present The Human Edge: GlobalPerspectives on AI and Prosperity, a comprehensive report capturing the views ofleaders from 32 countries, representing a wide range of sectors, industries, andinstitutions, at the forefront of the human–AI transition. The Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils (GFCC), in partnership withTorrens University Australia, is pleased to present The Human Edge: GlobalPerspectives on Al and Prosperity, a comprehensive report capturing the views ofleaders from 32 countries, representing a wide range of sectors,industries, andinstitutions, at the forefront of the human-Al transition. The insights outlined here draw from a pioneering global survey exploring theintersection of human and AI co-evolution and provide a unique global outlookhighlighting how organizations and societies are adapting in the face of theinstitutional and capability challenges posed by AI. More importantly, theyilluminate what it will take to ensure that technological advancement translatesinto inclusive and shared prosperity across societies and economies. The insights outlined here draw from a pioneering global survey exploring theintersection of human and Al co-evolution and provide a unique global outlookhighlighting how organizati