An analytical essay on why prediction-based models fail in reflexive, unstable systems. This article argues that accuracy collapses when models influence behavior, and proposes equilibrium and force-based modeling as a more robust framework for understanding pressure, instability, and transitions in AI-shaped systems.

A systems-thinking essay that reframes failure as a gradual transition rather than a discrete outcome. It explains how pressure accumulation, weakening buffers, and hidden instability precede visible collapse, and why prediction-based models arrive too late to prevent failure in human-centered systems.