There is a broader pattern showing that generally most forecasts and predictive models are utterly useless or detrimental in the case of actual novelty. Look at

There is a broader pattern showing that generally most forecasts and predictive models are utterly useless or detrimental in the case of actual novelty. Look at just-in-time supply chains during the pandemic: in many sectors the system grinded to a halt. First, the run on toilet paper, then meat products, then wood (and many more). Did refrigerant suppliers know that the heat dome would cause millions of PNW denizens realize that AC is now an essential? Most AI is trained on historical data. Adoption of such tools is going to need to rely further on wild simulation and adversarial networks if they are to be effective in the highly dynamic world we have entered into.