World Congress 2026 Europe

Angstfreude - AI and Corporate Culture - The Thrill and the Threat

July 10, 2026 16:20 – 16:50 · 30 min Stage 4

What this session covers

AI delivers in three minutes – and suddenly you’re not sure whether to feel impressed or obsolete. We hired an AI employee named Ada, sent ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini to 2035, and compared their view with People & Culture leaders already shaping this transformation. The result is provocative, funny, and uncomfortably familiar. Why is everyone suddenly a manager? Why can measuring culture destroy it? And why might Europe’s biggest weakness become its advantage?

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