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16 risk entries extracted from 74 frameworks, coded by domain, subdomain, causal entity, intent and timing. Filter, then export the current selection with its licence and citation attached.
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"In the UK, a form of initial computational propaganda has already happened during the Brexit referendum1 . In future, there are concerns that oppressive governments could use AI to shape citizens’ opinions"
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41.02.01 · Risk Sub-Category
Biased influence through citizen screening and tailored propaganda
"AI-powered chatbots tailor their communication approach to influence individual users' decisions. In the UK, a form of initial computational propaganda has already happened during the Brexit referendum. In future, there are concerns that oppressive governments could use AI to shape citizens' opinions."
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41.05.00 · Risk Category
"AI could enable more serious incidents to occur by lowering the cost of devising cyber-attacks and enabling more targeted incidents. The same programming error or hacker attack could be replicated on numerous machines. Or one machine could repeat the same erroneous activity several times, leading to an unforeseen accumulation of losses."
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41.05.01 · Risk Sub-Category
Catastrophic risk due to autonomous weapons programmed with dangerous targets
"AI could enable autonomous vehicles, such as drones, to be utilized as weapons. Such threats are often underestimated."
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41.04.00 · Risk Category
"the use of advanced AI for elderly- and child-care are subject to risk of psychological manipulation and misjudgment (see page 17). In addition, concerns about patients’ privacy when AI uses medical records to research new diseases is bringing lots of attention towards the need to better govern data privacy and patients’ rights."
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41.04.01 · Risk Sub-Category
Alteration of social relationships may induce psychological distress
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" the use of advanced AI for elderly- and child-care are subject to risk of psychological manipulation and misjudgment "
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"AI is predicted to bring increased GDP per capita by performing existing jobs more efficiently and compensating for a decline in the workforce, especially due to population aging, the potential substitution of many low- and middle-income jobs could bring extensive unemployment"
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"While AI is predicted to bring increased GDP per capita by performing existing jobs more efficiently and compensating for a decline in the workforce, especially due to population aging, the potential substitution of many low- and middle-income jobs could bring extensive unemployment."
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"Despite the promise of streamlined travel, AI also brings concerns about who is liable in case of accidents and which ethical principles autonomous transportation agents should follow when making decisions with a potentially dangerous impact to humans, for example, in case of an accident."
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"Despite the promise of streamlined travel, AI also brings concerns about who is liable in case of accidents and which ethical principles autonomous transportation agents should follow when making decisions with a potentially dangerous impact to humans, for example, in case of an accident."
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41.06.00 · Risk Category
"AI is already helping to combat the impact of climate change with smart technology and sensors reducing emissions. However, it is also a key component in the development of nanobots, which could have dangerous environmental impacts by invisibly modifying substances at nanoscale."
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41.06.01 · Risk Sub-Category
Accelerated development of nanotechnology produces uncontrolled production of toxic nanoparticles
"AI is a key component for the development of nanobots, which could have dangerous environmental implications by invisibly modifying substances at nanoscale. For example, nanobots could start chemical reactions that would create invisible nanoparticles that are toxic and potentially lethal."
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