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AI Risk

Unequal distribution of harms and benefits

"AI-driven industries seem likely to tend towards monopoly and could result in huge economic gains for a few actors: there seems to be a feedback loop whereby actors with access to more AI-relevant resources (e.g., data, computing power, talent) are able to build more effective digital products and services, claim a greater market share, and therefore be well-positioned to amass more of the relevant resources [14...

AI Risk6. Socioeconomic and Environmental6.1 > Power centralization and unfair distribution of benefits3 - Other

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

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"AI-driven industries seem likely to tend towards monopoly and could result in huge economic gains for a few actors: there seems to be a feedback loop whereby actors with access to more AI-relevant resources (e.g., data, computing power, talent) are able to build more effective digital products and services, claim a greater market share, and therefore be well-positioned to amass more of the relevant resources [14, 39, 45]. Similarly, wealthier countries able to invest more in AI development are likely to reap economic benefits more quickly than developing economies, potentially widening the gap between them."

Domain6. Socioeconomic and Environmental
Subdomain6.1 > Power centralization and unfair distribution of benefits
Entity1 - Human
Intent1 - Intentional
Timing3 - Other
CategoryIncreased power concentration and inequality
SubcategoryUnequal distribution of harms and benefits

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