ChatGPT imagined a world map after a hypothetical Third World War. The result is strange, but fascinating

A scenario generated by the ChatGPT neural network is gaining attention online — depicting what the world might look like after a global conflict akin to World War III. The geopolitical post-apocalypse turned out to be both surreal and unexpectedly detailed.
According to the AI model:
– North America falls under a red flag, evoking images of revived communism or something worse
– China reestablishes itself as an empire and claims a major overseas colony in South America
– India takes a sharp turn toward nationalism
– The European Union dissolves, leaving behind a patchwork of African “former provinces”
– The Middle East once again erupts in turmoil
– Australia descends into anarchy
– And in the East, a “New USSR” emerges, alongside a separate monarchy
The imagined landscape blends echoes of past ideologies with fears of the future. While this AI-generated map is entirely fictional and not predictive, it poses a striking question: what can we do today to ensure that such scenarios remain nothing more than dystopian thought experiments?