I had his week the opportunity to meet with Olaf Scholz, former Chancellor of Germany, for a deep dive on AI at his Berlin office.
For me personally, it was quite a moment. Sitting at the same table with a former Chancellor, not just being heard, but engaging in a truly thoughtful exchange of ideas. For nearly two hours, we discussed what’s unfolding in the world of AI: from data centers and GPUs to copyright, data protection, and how work itself is changing.
When I introduced the concept of Agentic AI - and explained the work we’re doing with
@MasumiNetwork , our open, global Agentic AI infrastructure - the discussion quickly became lively.
The idea that AI agents can collaborate, delegate, and orchestrate tasks across organizations and borders sparked genuine curiosity and a deep dive into what this means for business, politics, and society.
One of the key threads was digital sovereignty: how we can ensure that Europe stays independent and keeps a meaningful share of value creation in the age of Agentic AI. That’s exactly where Masumi comes in: as a European response to large-scale U.S. initiatives, built on open-source technology and European values such as transparency, data-protection, accountability, and trust.
We even did a small deep-dive into blockchain -
#Cardano in particular - and on how stablecoins and Layer 2 approaches are shaping this era of an Agentic Economy.
Conversations like this remind me how important it is to keep engaging across disciplines and perspectives. We all sense the magnitude of what’s happening and we're all somewhat struggeling to keep up with the pace the world is changing around us.
While we have many questions and not all the answers yet, it’s clear that everyone is thinking deeply about how to shape this next chapter together.