BackData Breach/Privacy & Liberty
Data Breach/Privacy & Liberty
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.
"The risks associated with the use of AI are still unpredictable and unprecedented, and there are already several examples that show AI has made discriminatory decisions against minorities, reinforced social stereotypes in Internet search engines and enabled data breaches."(p. 524)
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 Paes, Silveira & Akkari (2023) (6)
Bias and discrimination
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Risk of Injury
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationHumanUnintentionalPost-deployment
Usurpation of jobs by automation
6.2 Increased inequality and decline in employment qualityHumanIntentionalPost-deployment
Lack of transparency
7.4 Lack of transparency or interpretabilityAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Reduced Autonomy/Responsibility
5.2 Loss of human agency and autonomyOtherUnintentionalPost-deployment
Environmental Impacts
6.6 Environmental harmHumanUnintentionalPost-deployment