interos.ai, an AI-powered supply chain risk intelligence company, has released its 2026 Predictions Report, outlining six significant disruptions expected to reshape the global supply chain risk landscape due to converging factors such as tariff policies, escalating geopolitical tensions, AI data center constraints, and labor challenges.
The report, which draws on interos.ai’s knowledge graph encompassing over 250 million companies and 11 billion supplier relationships, identifies critical trends that signify a new economic battlefield. These include the weaponization of supply chains for geopolitical purposes and the increasing importance of AI sovereignty.
Among the top six major disruptions highlighted for 2026 are the designation of supply chains as geopolitical targets, the weaponization of data with AI sovereignty determining outcomes, and rare earth minerals becoming critical “ammunition” in the AI arms race. The report also addresses data centers as a significant risk factor, the evolving dynamic between Generation Z and artificial intelligence, and the potential for a debasement of the U.
S. dollar leading to the rise of alternative currencies.
Ted Krantz, CEO of interos.ai, emphasized the growing urgency of supply chain risk, stating, “Supply chain risk is now a board-level imperative. Yet, most organizations remain overwhelmingly reactive at a time when being on your heels can cost you $60 million.” Krantz further noted that while cyber risk receives substantial attention, many Fortune 5000 companies globally are not adequately addressing the weaponization of global supply chains, citing current geopolitical developments in regions such as Ukraine, Venezuela, Iran, and potentially Taiwan. He concluded that in this global era of uncertainty, companies lacking market data context beyond their internal data will struggle to react effectively.
The interos.ai Resilience platform, utilized by Fortune 1000 market leaders and major Federal departments, is an AI-powered SaaS solution. It provides comprehensive risk assessments across six domains: Cyber, Catastrophic, ESG, Regulatory, Geopolitical, and Finance. The platform leverages the interos.ai derived “i-Score™” to assist in identifying real-time and anticipatory opportunities for mitigating supply chain risks.
