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Environmental Impacts
Risk Domain
The development and operation of AI systems causing environmental harm, such as through energy consumption of data centers, or material and carbon footprints associated with AI hardware.
"The production process of these devices requires raw materials such as nickel, cobalt, and lithium in such high quantities that the Earth may soon no longer be able to sustain them in sufficient quantities."(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
Data Breach/Privacy & Liberty
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationAI systemUnintentionalPost-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