Algorithms vs. Chaos: Can Unexpected Shocks Be Predicted?

Illustration comparing algorithms and chaotic systems: data scientists test predictive models against sudden shocks, visualising early-warning indicators, model uncertainty and adaptive strategies to strengthen forecasting and organisational resilience.

Algorithms and the Unpredictable Economy The debate over whether algorithms can anticipate disruptive shocks, financial crises,technological leaps, or geopolitical ruptures, has re-emerged. In recent years, economists and data scientists have begun to analyze chaos not as somethingfully predictable, but as something measurable through non-linear analytics. As the European Central Bank observed in its Economic Bulletin […]