BackCyber Attacks
Cyber Attacks
Risk Domain
Using AI systems to develop cyber weapons (e.g., by coding cheaper, more effective malware), develop new or enhance existing weapons (e.g., Lethal Autonomous Weapons or chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives), or use weapons to cause mass harm.
"Hackers can obtain malicious code in a low-cost and efficient manner to automate cyber attacks with powerful LLM systems."(p. 11)
Entity: Who or what caused the harm
Intent: Whether the harm was intentional or accidental
Timing: Whether the risk is pre- or post-deployment
Part of Unhelpful Uses
Other risks from Cui et al. (2024) (49)
Harmful Content
1.2 Exposure to toxic contentAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Harmful Content > Bias
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationAI systemUnintentionalOther
Harmful Content > Toxicity
1.2 Exposure to toxic contentAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Harmful Content > Privacy Leakage
2.1 Compromise of privacy by leaking or correctly inferring sensitive informationAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Untruthful Content
3.1 False or misleading informationAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Untruthful Content > Factuality Errors
3.1 False or misleading informationAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment