At this year’s Davos, Bengio raised the alarm over “very strong agency and self-preserving behavior” in A.I. systems.

As technology continues to develop at a rapid pace, here are the trends that should matter most to finance chiefs this year.

U.S. President Donald Trump drew pockets of laughter and a few moans with his blunt comments to an international audience while appearing by video link Thursday at the World Economic Forum meeting in ...