Opportunity loss
AI RiskOpportunity loss occurs when algorithmic systems enable disparate access to information and resources needed to equitably participate in society, including the withholding of housing through targeting ads based on race [10] and social services along lines of class [84]
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MITRISK-Shelby2023-11.02.01 - Opportunity loss
Opportunity loss occurs when algorithmic systems enable disparate access to information and resources needed to equitably participate in society, including the withholding of housing through targeting ads based on race [10] and social services along lines of class [84]
MITRISK-Abercrombie2024-58.05.07 - Opportunity loss
"Opportunity loss - Loss of ability to take advantage of a financial or other opportunity, such as education, employability/securing a job."
MITRISK-Li2025-66.08.04 - Opportunity loss
"Loss of ability to take advantage of a financial or other opportunity, such as education, immigration, employability/securing a job"
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Sociotechnical Harms of Algorithmic Systems: Scoping a Taxonomy for Harm Reduction
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