Eyes on AI, but should they be on BRICS? ‘It would cause a seismic movement across the planet’

Source: Cadena SER | Original Published At: 2026-09-17 00:00:00 UTC

Key Points

• Joaquín Estefanía highlighted the BRICS alliance after a meeting in New Delhi and noted that its members represent more than 50% of the world population and over 40% of global GDP.
• He said BRICS seeks an alternative development path to that of the United States and a new development bank to challenge the IMF and World Bank.
• The journalist pointed to BRICS efforts to reduce dependence on the dollar and prevent it from being the world's currency standard.
• On artificial intelligence, he argued that self-regulation does not exist and that large technology companies seek to avoid external regulation.
• He also mentioned the EU-Canada alliance, describing it as utopian while acknowledging its interest.