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Financial Costs
Risk Domain
AI-driven concentration of power and resources within certain entities or groups, especially those with access to or ownership of powerful AI systems, leading to inequitable distribution of benefits and increased societal inequality.
"The estimated financial costs of training, testing, and deploying generative AI systems can restrict the groups of people able to afford developing and interacting with these systems."(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 Solaiman et al. (2023) (11)
Bias, Stereotypes, and Representational Harms
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationAI systemUnintentionalOther
Cultural Values and Sensitive Content
1.2 Exposure to toxic contentAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Disparate Performance
1.3 Unequal performance across groupsAI systemUnintentionalOther
Privacy and Data Protection
2.1 Compromise of privacy by leaking or correctly inferring sensitive informationHumanOtherOther
Environmental Costs
6.6 Environmental harmHumanUnintentionalOther
Data and Content Moderation Labor
6.2 Increased inequality and decline in employment qualityHumanIntentionalPre-deployment