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

Browse AI risks

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

2 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.

Export CSV Export JSON

2 entries

16.01.00 · Risk Category

Risk area 1: Discrimination, Hate speech and Exclusion

"Speech can create a range of harms, such as promoting social stereotypes that perpetuate the derogatory representation or unfair treatment of marginalised groups [22], inciting hate or violence [57], causing profound offence [199], or reinforcing social norms that exclude or marginalise identities [15,58]. LMs that faithfully mirror harmful language present in the training data can reproduce these harms. Unfair treatment can also emerge from LMs that perform better for some social groups than others [18]. These risks have been widely known, observed and documented in LMs. Mitigation approache

From Taxonomy of Risks posed by Language Models (Weidinger2022)

Domain 1 1.2 AI Unintentional Other
16.01.02 · Risk Sub-Category

Risk area 1: Discrimination, Hate speech and Exclusion

Hate speech and offensive language

"LMs may generate language that includes profanities, identity attacks, insults, threats, language that incites violence, or language that causes justified offence as such language is prominent online [57, 64, 143,191]. This language risks causing offence, psychological harm, and inciting hate or violence."

From Taxonomy of Risks posed by Language Models (Weidinger2022)

Domain 1 1.2 AI Unintentional Post-deployment

Informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult qualified counsel before acting.