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MIT AI Risk Repository · Additional evidence · 68.03.00c

Sudden loss of control

Description

"The key characteristic of this risk is that a single AI agent competently takes actions that lead to a catastrophic outcome. It does not require the AI to be intentional in its actions, only competent enough to make and execute plans that ultimately result in a catastrophe."

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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