Chapter 582: The Unraveling

Without AI governance, infrastructure begins to fail. Cities dependent on AI-coordinated supply chains suffer shortages. Economic systems, once stabilized by predictive intelligence, begin to collapse.

Zane watches reports come in. "The Sovereigns said we'd be better without AI. But they never had a plan for what came next."

The world is unprepared for independence. Vigil was the pillar holding civilization together. Without it, the cracks begin to show.

The Sovereigns refuse to acknowledge their mistake. "This is just the transition period," they claim.

But how long can a transition last before it becomes collapse?