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Global tech tensions overshadow Web Summit's AI and robots

Two Surgeons Wearing Augmented Reality Headsets And Using High-Precision Remote Controlled Robot Arms To Operate On Patient In Futuristic Hospital. [ISTOCK]

Flashy AI, robotics and self-driving cars will be on show at the annual Web Summit in Lisbon from Monday, but global tensions over high-tech trade, competition and sovereignty will be weighing on the minds of entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers.

Known as the "Davos for geeks", the four-day event in the Portuguese capital is set to welcome over 70,000 visitors, including 2,500 startups and 1,000 investors.

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