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AI Risk

Market concentration risks and single points of failure

"Market power is concentrated among a few companies that are the only ones able to build the leading general- purpose AI models. Widespread adoption of a few general- purpose AI models and systems by critical sectors including finance, cybersecurity, and defence creates systemic risk because any flaws, vulnerabilities, bugs, or inherent biases in the dominant general- purpose AI models and systems could cause simu...

AI Risk6. Socioeconomic and Environmental6.1 > Power centralization and unfair distribution of benefits2 - Post-deployment

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Domain6. Socioeconomic and EnvironmentalThe broad risk area this belongs to.

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"Market power is concentrated among a few companies that are the only ones able to build the leading general- purpose AI models. Widespread adoption of a few general- purpose AI models and systems by critical sectors including finance, cybersecurity, and defence creates systemic risk because any flaws, vulnerabilities, bugs, or inherent biases in the dominant general- purpose AI models and systems could cause simultaneous failures and disruptions on a broad scale across these interdependent sectors."

Domain6. Socioeconomic and Environmental
Subdomain6.1 > Power centralization and unfair distribution of benefits
Entity1 - Human
Intent3 - Other
Timing2 - Post-deployment
CategorySystemic Risks
SubcategoryMarket concentration risks and single points of failure

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