MIT AI Risk Repository · Risk Sub-Category · 45.02.05

Cyberspace risks (Risks of security flaw transmission caused by model reuse)

Category: Safety risks in AI Applications

Description

"Re-engineering or fine-tuning based on foundation models is commonly used in AI applications. If security flaws occur in foundation models, it will lead to risk transmission to downstream models."

From AI Safety Governance Framework (TC2602024), as extracted by the MIT AI Risk Repository (CC BY 4.0).

Classification

Causal entity
Human

Subdomain definition: Vulnerabilities in AI systems, software development toolchains, and hardware that can be exploited, resulting in unauthorized access, data and privacy breaches, or system manipulation causing unsafe outputs or behavior.

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