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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.

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MIT AI Risk Repository

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7 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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61.01.09 · Risk Sub-Category

Types of systemic risks from general-purpose AI

Information

"Large-scale influence on communication and information systems, and epistemic processes more generally."

From A Taxonomy of Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI (Uuk2025)

Domain 4 4.1 Other Other Other
61.02.03 · Risk Sub-Category

Sources of systemic risks from general-purpose AI

Ability to persuade

"AI could be used to develop sophisticated tools to manipulate and persuade individuals."

From A Taxonomy of Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI (Uuk2025)

Domain 4 4.1 Human Intentional Post-deployment
61.02.04 · Risk Sub-Category

Sources of systemic risks from general-purpose AI

Advertising-driven models

"AI models and systems underpin the advertising approaches that drive much of the internet, potentially influencing societal behavior."

From A Taxonomy of Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI (Uuk2025)

Domain 4 4.1 AI Intentional Post-deployment
61.02.05 · Risk Sub-Category

Sources of systemic risks from general-purpose AI

AI in totalitarian regimes

"AI-based surveillance and manipulation could be used to maintain global totalitarian regimes."

From A Taxonomy of Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI (Uuk2025)

Domain 4 4.1 Human Intentional Post-deployment
61.02.34 · Risk Sub-Category

Sources of systemic risks from general-purpose AI

Limitations in model generative accuracy

"AI-generated deepfakes can create convincingly realistic but entirely fabricated information."

From A Taxonomy of Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI (Uuk2025)

Domain 4 4.1 AI Other Other
61.02.43 · Risk Sub-Category

Sources of systemic risks from general-purpose AI

Surveillance capabilities

"AI models and systems may grant governments or corporations increased monitoring over individuals."

From A Taxonomy of Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI (Uuk2025)

Domain 4 4.1 AI Intentional Post-deployment
61.02.49 · Risk Sub-Category

Sources of systemic risks from general-purpose AI

Widespread use of persuasion tools

"Widespread use of AI-powered persuasion tools could lead to systemic harm"

From A Taxonomy of Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI (Uuk2025)

Domain 4 4.1 Human Other Post-deployment

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