About this episode
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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Unit8
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