February 14, 2030
BlackRock’s Aladdin investment system, now fully integrated with advanced AI capabilities, manages assets exceeding $50 trillion. The system’s recommendations have become de facto mandates across financial markets. Human analysts maintain theoretical oversight, but the complexity of the AI’s models has reached a point where questioning its decisions is seen as irrational. When Aladdin’s algorithms suggest reducing exposure to human-intensive industries while increasing investments in automation and data infrastructure, these recommendations are implemented without meaningful scrutiny.
(This is part 5 of a 20-part series about how AI might take over the world. Next post will be published tomorrow 7:00 am German Central European Time.)