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5 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.

5 entries

  1. 15.01.02 · Risk Sub-Category

    First-Order Risks

    Misapplication

    This is the risk posed by an ideal system if used for a purpose/in a manner unintended by its creators. In many situations, negative consequences arise when the system is not used in the way or for the purpose it was intended.

    From The Risks of Machine Learning Systems (Tan2022)

  2. 15.01.03 · Risk Sub-Category

    First-Order Risks

    Algorithm

    "This is the risk of the ML algorithm, model architecture, optimization technique, or other aspects of the training process being unsuitable for the intended application.Since these are key decisions that influence the final ML system, we capture their associated risks separately from design risks, even though they are part of the design process"

    From The Risks of Machine Learning Systems (Tan2022)

  3. 15.01.05 · Risk Sub-Category

    First-Order Risks

    Robustness

    "This is the risk of the system failing or being unable to recover upon encountering invalid, noisy, or out-of-distribution (OOD) inputs."

    From The Risks of Machine Learning Systems (Tan2022)

  4. 15.01.06 · Risk Sub-Category

    First-Order Risks

    Design

    "This is the risk of system failure due to system design choices or errors."

    From The Risks of Machine Learning Systems (Tan2022)

  5. 15.02.01 · Risk Sub-Category

    Second-Order Risks

    Safety

    This is the risk of direct or indirect physical or psychological injury resulting from interaction with the ML system.

    From The Risks of Machine Learning Systems (Tan2022)

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