About Us
The world needs better AI intelligence. We build it.
Not a ranking. Not a report. AI World is a live tool. We map the global AI ecosystem and transform vast, complex data into intelligence that works - for the organisations investing in AI, the governments shaping it, and the startups building it.
We track investments, research, and patents across the global AI ecosystem – revealing what others miss.
We collect and map investments, job markets, research publications, and patents across the global AI ecosystem. We then apply economic complexity methods to identify hidden patterns and emerging trajectories – transforming that analysis into intuitive visual intelligence that makes strategic opportunities impossible to miss.
Proven Impact
The observatory is open. The custom analysis is where we go deeper.
Beyond the public dataset, governments, institutions, and global partners commission us to apply this rigour to a specific challenge. Proven impact working with different stakeholders.
Proven Impact
The observatory is open. The custom analysis is where we go deeper.
Beyond the public dataset, governments, institutions, and global partners commission us to apply this rigour to a specific challenge. Proven impact working with different stakeholders.
Our approach
How we turn global AI data into intelligence you can act on.
* AI World featured at NVIDIA GTC 2026
Our Team
Meet the team
The people behind AI World bring together expertise in economic complexity, data science, engineering, and strategic intelligence.
We are a small but passionate team from diverse backgrounds, united by a drive to make sense of how AI is reshaping the world.
CORE TEAM
Pierre-Alexandre Balland
Director
Katja Spanz
Executive Director
Francisco Ríos
Chief Technology Officer
Robert Praas
Chief of Agentic Staff
Carlos Navarrete
Head of Web Engineering
Remi Haget
Head of Strategic Partnerships
Gaia Cavaglioni
UX/UI Designer
Gabriel Rossi
Communications & Outreach
Emil Rugenstein
Backend Developer
PAST CONTRIBUTORS
Independence
AI World is fully independent.
We are not backed by large institutions, technology companies, or investment funds, which means our analysis is driven entirely by what the data shows. We call it as we see it.
Centre for European Policy Studies
One of Europe's leading independent policy research institutes. Founded in Brussels in 1983 — 40 years of rigorous, evidence-based analysis for EU institutions and governments. The institutional foundation this observatory rests on.
Google.org – public interest funding
Funded as a public good so the observatory can remain free, open, and methodologically independent. No commercial pressure on what we measure, how we weight it, or what we conclude.
WORK WITH US
Need this analysis applied to a specific challenge?
A national AI strategy. A sector competitiveness assessment. A workforce reskilling study. Governments, EU bodies, and international organisations commission this work from us. The public observatory shows what we can do. Custom analysis is where we do it for you.