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AI Risk

Unintended consequences

"Sometimes an AI finds ways to achieve its given goals in ways that are completely different from what its creators had in mind."

AI Risk7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations7.1 > AI pursuing its own goals in conflict with human goals or values3 - Other

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Domain7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations
Subdomain7.1 > AI pursuing its own goals in conflict with human goals or values
Entity2 - AI
Intent1 - Intentional
Timing3 - Other
CategoryUnintended consequences
Subcategoryn/a

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