This week on Code x Connor, Unit8 co-founder & CTO Michal Rachtan joins us to debrief the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos and discuss global perspectives around AI.

As CTO at Unit8, a Swiss-based data + AI services company, Michal leads a team of over 160 deploying production-grade data platforms and agentic solutions for major global enterprises in the life sciences, manufacturing, and financial sectors. Prior to launching Unit8, Michal served as a Tech Lead and Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir, where he was instrumental in helping massive organizations implement and scale complex data platforms.

In this episode, we discuss:

→ Attitudes around sovereign infrastructure and AI at Davos

→ What world leaders are actually prioritizing in 2026

→ Jamie Dimon’s hot take on AI deployment and job loss

→ Policy and implementation in Europe vs. the US

→The impact of regulation on startups and innovation

→ Navigating partnerships with industry giants like Palantir and OpenAI

→ Misconceptions around Palantir’s data collection and pricing

→ Building data foundations for AI coding that actually works

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