What is the MIT AI Risk Repository?

A living database of AI risks extracted from 74 frameworks, taxonomies and papers, classified by a causal taxonomy (entity, intent, timing) and a domain taxonomy (7 domains, 24 subdomains). Published by the MIT AI Risk Initiative under CC BY 4.0.

Can I download the filtered risk list?

Yes. Apply filters and use Export CSV or Export JSON; the file carries the source, licence and citation so it can be reused with attribution.

MIT AI Risk Repository

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Name: MIT AI Risk Repository: AI Risk Database (browseable copy)
Creator: MIT AI Risk Initiative
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

1 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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11.05.05 · Risk Sub-Category

Societal System Harms

Environmental harms

depletion or contamination of natural resources, and damage to built environments... that may occur throughout the lifecycle of digital technologies [170, 237] from “crale (mining) to usage (consumption) to grave (waste)”

From Sociotechnical Harms of Algorithmic Systems: Scoping a Taxonomy for Harm Reduction (Shelby2023)

Domain 6 6.6 AI Unintentional Post-deployment

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