BackUnfairness and Discrimination
Unfairness and Discrimination
Risk Domain
Unequal treatment of individuals or groups by AI, often based on race, gender, or other sensitive characteristics, resulting in unfair outcomes and unfair representation of those groups.
Social bias is an unfairly negative attitude towards a social group or individuals based on one-sided or inaccurate information, typically pertaining to widely disseminated negative stereotypes regarding gender, race, religion, etc.(p. 3)
Entity— Who or what caused the harm
Intent— Whether the harm was intentional or accidental
Timing— Whether the risk is pre- or post-deployment
Other risks from Deng et al. (2023) (6)
Toxicity and Abusive Content
1.2 Exposure to toxic contentOtherOtherPost-deployment
Ethics and Morality Issues
7.3 Lack of capability or robustnessAI systemOtherPost-deployment
Controversial Opinions
1.2 Exposure to toxic contentAI systemOtherPost-deployment
Misleading Information
3.1 False or misleading informationAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Privacy and Data Leakage
2.1 Compromise of privacy by leaking or correctly inferring sensitive informationAI systemUnintentionalPre-deployment
Malicious Use and Unleashing AI Agents
4.0 Malicious Actors & MisuseOtherIntentionalPost-deployment