Forbes January 19, 2025
Jason Snyder

The World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2025 reveals a world teetering between technological triumph and profound risk. As a structural force, it “has the potential to blur boundaries between technology and humanity” and rapidly introduce novel, unpredictable challenges. Once seen solely as solutions, the tools we create with AI are now emerging as sources of unexpected crises, with consequences that ripple across industries, governments, and society.

The report ranks these risks among the most significant long-term concerns, underscoring a growing apprehension about humanity’s ability to control the technologies that define this era. As innovation accelerates, so does the complexity of its unintended consequences, from misinformation to algorithmic bias and surveillance overreach. The urgency of these risks demands immediate attention...

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