BackErosion of Society
Category
Risk Domain
Highly personalized AI-generated misinformation creating “filter bubbles” where individuals only see what matches their existing beliefs, undermining shared reality, weakening social cohesion and political processes.
"With online news feeds, both on websites and social media platforms, the news is now highly personalized for us. We risk losing a shared sense of reality, a basic solidarity."(p. 8)
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 Hogenhout (2021) (12)
Incompetence
7.3 Lack of capability or robustnessAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Loss of privacy
2.1 Compromise of privacy by leaking or correctly inferring sensitive informationHumanIntentionalPost-deployment
Discrimination
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Bias
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationAI systemUnintentionalPre-deployment
Lack of transparency
7.4 Lack of transparency or interpretabilityAI systemUnintentionalOther
Deception
4.3 Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulationAI systemOtherPost-deployment