July 22nd: Guided Autonomous AI: Why the Smartest AI Will Not Win, But the Most Trusted One Will. with: Nina Stewart and Jamil El-Imad of Astrea

Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving into an autonomous economic actor capable of negotiating contracts, allocating capital and initiating payments. But as AI gains greater capability, the defining challenge is no longer intelligence - it is authority. This article introduces guided autonomous AI, arguing that every significant AI system should operate within a “schedule of authority” that clearly defines what it may decide, when human approval is required and who remains accountable. In the AI economy, trust, governance and human sovereignty may become the ultimate competitive advantages