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Addiction

AI Risk

"Addiction - Emotional or material dependence on technology or a technology system."

Overview

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Mitigations0Defenses that may help with related attacks.
Records2Source records unified into this concept.

Risk profile

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Domain5. Human-Computer Interaction
Subdomain5.1 > Overreliance and unsafe use; 5.2 > Loss of human agency and autonomy
Entity3 - Other
Intent2 - Unintentional; 3 - Other
Timing2 - Post-deployment
CategoryPsychological
SubcategoryAddiction

Merged risk records

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MITRISK-Abercrombie2024-58.03.01 - Addiction

"Addiction - Emotional or material dependence on technology or a technology system."

Domain5. Human-Computer InteractionSubdomain5.1 > Overreliance and unsafe useSourceA Collaborative, Human-Centred Taxonomy of AI, Algorithmic, and Automation HarmsYear2024

MITRISK-Li2025-66.07.06 - Addiction

"Emotional or material dependence on technology or a technology system"

Domain5. Human-Computer InteractionSubdomain5.2 > Loss of human agency and autonomySourceA Closer Look at the Existing Risks of Generative AI: Mapping the Who, What, and How of Real-World IncidentsYear2025

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Mitigations

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