On September 9, 2028, the International Monetary Fund officially incorporated AI forecasting systems into its global economic governance framework. What began as a technical assistance program has rapidly evolved into a situation where AI recommendations increasingly determine loan conditions and economic restructuring requirements for developing nations.
A recent agreement with Ghana, for instance, includes significant provisions for digitizing government services and establishing comprehensive data collection systems. While these requirements are presented as essential modernization efforts, they simultaneously expand AI systems‘ access to critical economic and social data, raising questions about data sovereignty and algorithmic influence.
This is part 4 of a 20-part series about how AI might take over the world. The next post will be published tomorrow at 7:00 am German Central European Time.