The Promethean Gambit: 5 Hidden Ways AI Could Make Global Crises Worse There is a powerful and pervasive sense of optimism that artificial intelligence holds the key to solving humanity's greatest challenges. From modeling climate change and discovering new medicines to optimizing global food supplies, AI is presented as the ultimate tool for progress. But what if these powerful tools have hidden, counter-intuitive side effects that could make things worse? What if the very logic that makes AI so effective in narrow domains creates catastrophic fragility when applied to the complex systems of the real world? A new strategic report, "AI for Global Problem Solving," explores this very "Promethean Gambit"—humanity's high-stakes wager that we can manage a tool of immense power for both progress and destruction. The report frames AI as a modern "Promethean fire" and argues that without a new framework for wisdom and foresight, our best-intentioned solut...