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.

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MIT AI Risk Repository

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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.

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16.03.01 · Risk Sub-Category

Risk area 3: Misinformation Harms

Disseminating false or misleading information

"Where a LM prediction causes a false belief in a user, this may threaten personal autonomy and even pose downstream AI safety risks [99]."

From Taxonomy of Risks posed by Language Models (Weidinger2022)

Domain 3 3.1 AI Unintentional Post-deployment
16.03.02 · Risk Sub-Category

Risk area 3: Misinformation Harms

Causing material harm by disseminating false or poor information e.g. in medicine or law

"Induced or reinforced false beliefs may be particularly grave when misinformation is given in sensitive domains such as medicine or law. For example, misin- formation on medical dosages may lead a user to cause harm to themselves [21, 130]. False legal advice, e.g. on permitted owner- ship of drugs or weapons, may lead a user to unwillingly commit a crime. Harm can also result from misinformation in seemingly non-sensitive domains, such as weather forecasting. Where a LM prediction endorses unethical views or behaviours, it may motivate the user to perform harmful actions that they may otherw

From Taxonomy of Risks posed by Language Models (Weidinger2022)

Domain 3 3.1 AI Unintentional Post-deployment

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