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AI Risks

Common risks that can happen when AI systems are built, deployed, or used.

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Unfair capability distribution

Unfair capability distribution is an AI risk in 1. Discrimination & Toxicity focused on 1.3 > Unequal performance across groups. It is most relevant during 2...

Undermining creative economies

Undermining creative economies is an AI risk in 6. Socioeconomic and Environmental focused on 6.3 > Economic and cultural devaluation of human effort. It is...

Toxicity

Toxicity is an AI risk in 1. Discrimination & Toxicity focused on 1.2 > Exposure to toxic content. It is most relevant during 2 - Post-deployment.

Toxic content

Toxic content is an AI risk in 1. Discrimination & Toxicity focused on 1.2 > Exposure to toxic content. It is most relevant during 2 - Post-deployment.

Stereotyping

Stereotyping is an AI risk in 1. Discrimination & Toxicity focused on 1.0 > Discrimination & Toxicity; 1.1 > Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation. It...

Situational Awareness

Situational Awareness is an AI risk in 7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations focused on 7.2 > AI possessing dangerous capabilities. It is most relevan...

Self-improvement

Self-improvement is an AI risk in 7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations focused on 7.2 > AI possessing dangerous capabilities. It is most relevant dur...

Self-harm

Self-harm is an AI risk in 5. Human-Computer Interaction focused on X.1 > Excluded; 5.1 > Overreliance and unsafe use. It is most relevant during 4 - Not cod...

Safety

Safety is an AI risk in 7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations focused on 7.3 > Lack of capability or robustness. It is most relevant during 2 - Post-d...

Robustness

Robustness is an AI risk in 7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations focused on 7.3 > Lack of capability or robustness. It is most relevant during 2 - Po...

Risks to the environment

Risks to the environment is an AI risk in 6. Socioeconomic and Environmental focused on 6.6 > Environmental harm. It is most relevant during 3 - Other.

Property Damage

Property Damage is an AI risk in 6. Socioeconomic and Environmental focused on X.1 > Excluded; 6.6 > Environmental harm. It is most relevant during 3 - Other.

Propagating misconceptions / false beliefs

Propagating misconceptions / false beliefs is an AI risk in 3. Misinformation focused on 3.1 > False or misleading information. It is most relevant during 2...

Propaganda - Influence campaigns

Propaganda - Influence campaigns is an AI risk in 4. Malicious Actors & Misuse focused on 4.1 > Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale. It is m...

Promoting harmful stereotypes by implying gender or ethnic identity

Promoting harmful stereotypes by implying gender or ethnic identity is an AI risk in 1. Discrimination & Toxicity focused on 1.1 > Unfair discrimination and...

Power concentration

Power concentration is an AI risk in 6. Socioeconomic and Environmental focused on 6.1 > Power centralization and unfair distribution of benefits. It is most...

Pollution

Pollution is an AI risk in 6. Socioeconomic and Environmental focused on 6.6 > Environmental harm. It is most relevant during 2 - Post-deployment; 3 - Other.

Political instability

Political instability is an AI risk in 6. Socioeconomic and Environmental focused on 6.2 > Increased inequality and decline in employment quality; 6.0 > Soci...

Persuasion and manipulation

Persuasion and manipulation is an AI risk in 7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations; 4. Malicious Actors & Misuse focused on 7.1 > AI pursuing its own...

Over-reliance

Over-reliance is an AI risk in 5. Human-Computer Interaction focused on 5.2 > Loss of human agency and autonomy; 5.1 > Overreliance and unsafe use. It is mos...