MIT AI Risk Repository · Additional evidence · 68.04.00b

Gradual loss of control

Description

"The key characteristics of this risk is that it is not caused by a single agent leading to a single defining event, instead, it is primarily about its multi-agentic and non-linear nature, where the deep integration of AIs into society leads to structural and systemic weakness."

From Dimensional Characterization and Pathway Modeling for Catastrophic AI Risks (Chin2025), as extracted by the MIT AI Risk Repository (CC BY 4.0).

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