The conversation was not about predicting the future. It was about building it.
Here in Berlin, the future took shape. The conversation was not about predicting the future. It was about aligning the people, resources, and institutions that will build it — bringing together thought leaders, decision-makers, and pioneers in defence innovation to forge partnerships that will shape the future of security through technology.
Will we one day run awareness campaigns about AI consumption?
Every AI query requires computing power, energy, cooling systems, data centres, and increasingly specialised hardware. As billions of people begin using AI daily, the cumulative demand could become one of the largest consumers of digital infrastructure ever created. The question is not whether AI is valuable — it clearly is. The question is whether society will eventually need to think about "efficient AI usage" the same way we think about efficient energy usage today.
Food security is no longer about wheat fields. It's about owning the infrastructure.
AI-driven machinery, robotics, and autonomous vehicles are transforming agriculture from a seasonal activity into a continuously optimised national capability. Nations that secure the infrastructure to autonomously cultivate, monitor, and distribute food at scale will possess a strategic advantage that extends far beyond agriculture itself.
