Loss of agency/control
Delegating by humans of key decisions to AI systems, or AI systems that make decisions that diminish human control and autonomy, potentially leading to humans feeling disempowered, losing the ability to shape a fulfilling life trajectory, or becoming cognitively enfeebled.
Loss of agency occurs when the use [123, 137] or abuse [142] of algorithmic systems reduces autonomy. One dimension of agency loss is algorithmic profiling [138], through which people are subject to social sorting and discriminatory outcomes to access basic services... presentation of content may lead to “algorithmically informed identity change. . . including [promotion of] harmful person identities (e.g., interests in white supremacy, disordered eating, etc.).” Similarly, for content creators, desire to maintain visibility or prevent shadow banning, may lead to increased conforming of content(p. 732)
Part of Interpersonal Harms
Other risks from Shelby et al. (2023) (24)
Representational Harms
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationRepresentational Harms > Stereotyping social groups
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationRepresentational Harms > Demeaning social groups
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationRepresentational Harms > Erasing social groups
1.3 Unequal performance across groupsRepresentational Harms > Alienating social groups
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationRepresentational Harms > Denying people the opportunity to self-identify
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation