ENVENV-004 — Market Pressure Responses
AI Arms Race Creates Geopolitical Instability Risk
3/5Sector: TechnologyGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
National competition to dominate AI development is generating geopolitical tensions independent of any direct AI deployment failure. Boards must treat this systemic rivalry as a material risk to supply chains, regulatory environments, and international operating conditions.
Domain
Environmental Factors
Blindspots in organisational culture, stakeholder expectations, resource allocation, market pressure, regulatory environment, and external partnerships.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — Dimensional Characterization and Pathway Modeling for Catastrophic AI Risks (Chin2025) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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