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February 12, 2026
Algolia CTO to Drop GenAI UX Bombs in Paris
Published: February 12, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Updated: February 12, 2026 at 1:13 AM
100-word summary
Algolia's Chief Technical Officer Xavier Grand is speaking at AI Day 2026 on February 10 in Paris. His 15-minute session, "Algolia & The GenAI UX Revolution: Merging Search and Conversation," kicks off at 12:20 PM as part of dotAI's Tech Track at Station F. The event draws 2,000 AI and NoCode leaders, organized by France Digitale. Algolia powers 1.75 trillion queries yearly for 18,000+ businesses, positioning it to weigh in on enterprise-scale AI search. This signals growing momentum around conversational search interfaces as companies race to integrate GenAI into core user experiences beyond chatbot novelty.
What happened
Algolia's Chief Technical Officer Xavier Grand is speaking at AI Day 2026 on February 10 in Paris. His 15-minute session, "Algolia & The GenAI UX Revolution: Merging Search and Conversation," kicks off at 12:20 PM as part of dotAI's Tech Track at Station F. The event draws 2,000 AI and NoCode leaders, organized by France Digitale. Algolia powers 1.75 trillion queries yearly for 18,000+ businesses, positioning it to weigh in on enterprise-scale AI search.
Why it matters
This signals growing momentum around conversational search interfaces as companies race to integrate GenAI into core user experiences beyond chatbot novelty.