Artificial intelligence is often portrayed in dystopian scenarios-killer robots, sentient overlords, or apocalyptic sci-fi nightmares. Yet the real threat AI poses to humanity may be far subtler, yet far more devastating: the silent acceleration of global economic, political, and societal collapse. Today, we find ourselves in a perfect storm: a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world now supercharged by AI systems that neither understand stability nor respect human fragility.

Before AI came into the picture, the global economy was already navigating a precarious landscape. The era of steady globalization was unraveling. Geopolitical rifts were widening. Markets were jittery. Into this fragile ecosystem, then-President Donald J Trump launched his “Liberation Day” tariffs-a series of aggressive trade barriers intended to revive American manufacturing but which instead destabilized the global economy.

The moment the tariffs were imposed, volatility exploded. Stock markets hemorrhaged $2.1 trillion in value in mere days. Currency markets convulsed. Supply chains, already battered by COVID-19, faced another existential shock. Vietnamese factories rerouted shipments overnight. German automakers scrambled to rethink production lines. Chinese exporters braced for retaliatory duties of up to 145%.

But it wasn’t merely the immediate damage that mattered-it was the knock-on effects. Volatility created a new normal, eroding confidence and triggering deeper uncertainty. CEOs delayed investments. The Federal Reserve found itself trapped between the hammer of inflation and the anvil of recession. Allies like Canada and the EU retaliated with pinpointed tariffs targeting politically sensitive American industries, threatening millions of jobs.

The complexity spiraled out of control. Companies devised costly dual supply chains: one for the US, one for everyone else. Regulatory nightmares mushroomed as........

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