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4 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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  1. "Throughout the development of an AI system, it is vital to document every decision and action taken. This is not only essential to optimize the development process itself but also required for the auditability of the AI system."

    From AI Hazard Management: A Framework for the Systematic Management of Root Causes for AI Risks (Schnitzer2024)

  2. "The transparency to end users of the AI system increases the user’s trust in the AI application. If not adequately integrated into the design, this might prevent the proper operation and cause potential misuse of the AI application."

    From AI Hazard Management: A Framework for the Systematic Management of Root Causes for AI Risks (Schnitzer2024)

  3. 59.18.00 · Risk Category

    Lack of explainability

    "The explainability of AI systems based on so-called black-box models is often limited. This opaqueness of AI systems can prevent developers from detecting shortcomings in the data or the model itself and decrease the performance and safety levels of the AI system."

    From AI Hazard Management: A Framework for the Systematic Management of Root Causes for AI Risks (Schnitzer2024)

  4. 59.24.00 · Risk Category

    Concept drift

    "Concept drift refers to a change in the rela- tionship between input variables and model output. If not treated appropriately, concept drift can reduce the reliability of AI systems."

    From AI Hazard Management: A Framework for the Systematic Management of Root Causes for AI Risks (Schnitzer2024)

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The MIT AI Risk Repository, which extracts risks from dozens of published frameworks, taxonomies and papers and codes each one by domain and subdomain, and by a causal taxonomy of entity, intent and timing. This is a browseable copy, attributed and openly licensed, not original research.

What do entity, intent and timing mean?

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A living database of AI risks extracted from published frameworks, taxonomies and papers, classified by a causal taxonomy of entity, intent and timing and by a domain taxonomy of seven domains and 24 subdomains. It is published by the MIT AI Risk Initiative under CC BY 4.0.