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Pollution

AI Risk

"Pollution - Actual or potential pollution to the air, ground, noise, or water caused by a technology system."

Overview

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Techniques0Attack methods connected to this risk.
Mitigations0Defenses that may help with related attacks.
Records2Source records unified into this concept.

Risk profile

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Domain6. Socioeconomic and Environmental
Subdomain6.6 > Environmental harm
Entity2 - AI
Intent3 - Other
Timing2 - Post-deployment; 3 - Other
CategoryEnvironmental; Environment
SubcategoryPollution

Merged risk records

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MITRISK-Abercrombie2024-58.09.08 - Pollution

"Pollution - Actual or potential pollution to the air, ground, noise, or water caused by a technology system."

Domain6. Socioeconomic and EnvironmentalSubdomain6.6 > Environmental harmSourceA Collaborative, Human-Centred Taxonomy of AI, Algorithmic, and Automation HarmsYear2024

MITRISK-Li2025-66.12.01 - Pollution

"Actual or potential pollution to the air, ground, noise, or water caused by a technology system"

Domain6. Socioeconomic and EnvironmentalSubdomain6.6 > Environmental harmSourceA Closer Look at the Existing Risks of Generative AI: Mapping the Who, What, and How of Real-World IncidentsYear2025

Related techniques

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Mitigations

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Source evidence

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