MIT AI Risk Repository · Risk Sub-Category · 52.03.03
Disruptions from Outpaced Societal Adaptation
Category: Systemic Risks
Description
"Although the implementation of general purpose AI models as automation tools could be a major opportunity, overly rapid adoption of this technology at scale might outpace the ability of society to adapt effectively. This could lead to a variety of disruptions, including challenges in the labour market, the education system and public discourse, and various mental health concerns."
From Governing General Purpose AI: A Comprehensive Map of Unreliability, Misuse and Systemic Risks (Maham2023 ), as extracted by the MIT AI Risk Repository (CC BY 4.0).
Classification
- Causal entity
- Human
- Intent
- Unintentional
- Timing
- Post-deployment
Subdomain definition: Humans delegating key decisions to AI systems, or AI systems making decisions that diminish human control and autonomy, potentially leading to humans feeling disempowered, losing the ability to shape a fulfilling life trajectory or becoming cognitively enfeebled.
Real-world incidents in this subdomain
- DisMech AI Curation Agent Reportedly Completed GitHub Issue Intended as New Contributor's Learning Task
- Waymo Driverless Taxi Allegedly Stalled During Pedestrian Harassment Incident in San Francisco
- California Police Turned on Music to Allegedly Trigger Instagram’s DCMA to Avoid Being Live-Streamed
- Hawaii Police Deployed Robot Dog to Patrol a Homeless Encampment
How other frameworks describe this risk
Other entries from Maham2023
- Risks from Unreliability
- Discrimination and Stereotype Reproduction
- Discrimination and Stereotype Reproduction
- Discrimination and Stereotype Reproduction
- Misinformation and Privacy Violations
- Misinformation and Privacy Violations
- Misinformation and Privacy Violations
- Accidents
- Accidents
- Accidents
- Accidents
- Accidents