Artificial intelligence is no longer just a technological breakthrough—it is reshaping the foundations of global power. From the U.S.–China rivalry to Europe’s regulatory push and the Gulf’s AI-driven ambitions, the geopolitics of AI reveals a world in flux. This article explores how AI is transforming political, economic, security, and cultural domains, and why its diffusion could fragment the global order, deepen inequalities, and heighten instability—unless new rules of digital diplomacy emerge.