ENVENV-004 — Market Pressure Responses
AI Superpower Race Destabilises International Relations
3/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Nations competing for AI dominance are accelerating capability development without coordinated safety standards, creating systemic geopolitical risk. Boards must account for regulatory fragmentation, supply chain disruption, and the prospect of abrupt policy shifts driven by geopolitical rivalry.
Domain
Environmental Factors
Blindspots in organisational culture, stakeholder expectations, resource allocation, market pressure, regulatory environment, and external partnerships.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — A Taxonomy of Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI (Uuk2025) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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