If anyone missed this in The Guardian yesterday, futures & trends firm Citrini Research posted a futures scenario on Substack that resulted in shares in Uber, Mastercard and American Express falling.
A SCENARIO. Of a possible – not predicted, possible – future. That’s how powerful futures work is.
Aisha Kehoe Down and Dan Milmo report how the scenario begins now and ends in June 2028, with US unemployment cresting over 10% and an Occupy Silicon Valley movement setting up camp outside OpenAI and Anthropic’s offices. In the interim, a series of events triggered by the widespread use of AI agents guts software companies and ripples outwards, hitting private credit and mortgages, and leading to an unchecked downward spiral.
So where are the scenarios that are so powerful that they boost confidence? Get people thinking and acting? Help us turn away from what’s wrong in our crazy, beautiful world and toward what will help us sustain, regenerative, and thrive?
Full article here:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/24/feedback-loop-no-brake-how-ai-doomsday-report-rattled-markets