Unlock Opportunities from resource challenges with human ingenuity teaming-up with Artificial Intelligence to build a sustainable, regenerative future. Civilisation is a Ponzi scheme that we cannot afford to stop.Yes we we face increasingly scarce resources, environmental degradation, and market bubbles. Yes,Artificial Intelligence grows more energy-hungry by the day. But our strength is preciselfy this relentless demand for growth; it is not a weakness; it is what what drives humanity forward. With our thinking machines, we can conquer the stars. George J. Nasr uses the complex history of the Middle East to illustrate how we got here and how we can move forward and turn the challenges of today's civilization into opportunities.

Rising energy costs challenge our sustained growth and undermine the foundation of our current civilization. Resource scarcity exacerbates crises like those of the Middle East, the world's main energy hub. until now, it often degenerated into 'Black Wars' over oil, the cornerstone of the world's modern financial system. No wonder many react with fear, and stumble into a world of control, coertion and rationing. But Fear not. We have new tools like Artificial Intelligence. Those thinking machines aren't replacing us; they are teaming up. Our human intuition, combined with their data-crunching power, will boost our ability to think outside the box.

We will research and develop novel soltion ever faster; we will find the path to 'Blue Peace' of resource sharing and expansion. Let us invest in our human ingenuity and the power of the machines we built. The Ponzi will go on, and will reach for the stars.