The AI Paradox: How Company Growth Through Artificial Intelligence Creates New Vulnerability

As companies rush to adopt artificial intelligence for competitive advantage, a critical paradox emerges: the same technologies driving business benefits are amplifying organizational exposure to novel threats and governance failures. The phenomenon has become impossible to ignore in 2026, with AI rising to the second-largest business risk globally, up from tenth place just a year earlier—the steepest jump in any risk category, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2026.