MIT AI Risk Repository · Risk Sub-Category · 66.11.01

Loss of life

Category: Physical

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Description

"Accidental or deliberate loss of life, including suicide, extinction or cessation, due to the use or misuse of a technology system"

From A Closer Look at the Existing Risks of Generative AI: Mapping the Who, What, and How of Real-World Incidents (Li2025), as extracted by the MIT AI Risk Repository (CC BY 4.0).

Classification

Domain: —
Subdomain: —
Causal entity: Human
Intent: Other
Timing: Post-deployment

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