The Doomsday Clock just moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it's ever been to catastrophe. But this isn't just about nuclear weapons or climate change. It's about a leadership pattern that's been repeating throughout human history, and why our technological capabilities are outrunning our wisdom.

🔑 What You'll Discover:

The Power → Authority → Control → Transcendence cycle that leads to civilizational collapse

Why we're solving existential problems with the tools that created them

How individual access to AI creates unprecedented risks for humanity

Ancient patterns from Gilgamesh to the Tower of Babel playing out in 2026

Why moral consensus matters more than technological capability

The paradox of information vs. wisdom in modern leadership



📊 Key Insights Covered:

From the atomic bomb threshold moment in 1947 to today's AI governance challenges, we explore how human-made risks are accelerating faster than our ability to manage them responsibly. This analysis connects historical empire cycles, ancient literature warnings, and modern technological transcendence pursuits.

🎯 Perfect For:

Leaders navigating AI integration, executives managing technological change, futurists studying existential risk, and anyone concerned about the wisdom gap in our rapidly advancing world.

💡 The Bottom Line:

When capability outpaces wisdom, civilizations collapse. We're at 85 seconds to midnight not because technology is evil, but because we haven't developed the moral consensus to steward the power we've created.

Topics: Doomsday Clock, existential risk, AI leadership, technology wisdom gap, power authority control, leadership patterns, nuclear threats, artificial intelligence, moral consensus, technological transcendence, wisdom vs information, historical patterns, futurist analysis, AI governance, leadership responsibility

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Ryan Vet is a USA TODAY bestselling author, futurist, and international keynote speaker whose insights on generations, culture, and the future of work have been featured in Forbes, Financial Times, ABC, NBC, and CBS. His research helps leaders understand emerging generational patterns and anticipate societal shifts before they fully unfold.

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