According to the World Economic Forum, the biggest risk for 2023 was "rising costs of living" due to inflation, but in 2024 it was surpassed by "misinformation and disinformation" caused by generative AI . 2024 is an election year, and during Taiwan's presidential election in January , a large amount of false information believed to be sourced from China was spread, and the misuse of generative AI has become a serious geopolitical risk.
China has made it mandatory to include watermarks in AI -generated content, and with the US presidential election coming up in November , California passed a state law in September making it illegal to generate fake images and videos. Countries around the world are beginning to take steps to regulate the misuse of generative AI .
The world is undergoing a transformation, shifting from a world dominated by the developed countries of the G7 to a multi-polar world dominated by emerging and resource-rich countries such as the E7 and the Global South, with the E7 expected to surpass the G7 in GDP by 2030. The multiverse is driving a shift from partnership to decoupling, with plans to raise tariffs and restrict foreign investment, particularly in growth areas such as AI , semiconductors, and quantum computers.
Climate change is the top long-term geopolitical risk, but global climate policy is being strained by extreme heat and natural disasters occurring at a pace that exceeds scientific predictions, and by the aggressive promotion of GX (Green Transformation) in the United States, which is seeing a return to carbon technologies in Europe due to rising GX costs.
By installing generative AI in self-driving vehicles, industrial machinery such as forklifts, and robots on manufacturing lines, AI is beginning to have an influence not only in the digital world but also in the real world, and a wave of embodied AI is expected.
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