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Legal AI Risks

Governance of artificial intelligence: A risk and guideline-based integrative framework

Wirtz, Weyerer & Kehl (2022)

SourceDOI
Category
Risk Domain
6Socioeconomic & Environmental
6.5Governance failure

Inadequate regulatory frameworks and oversight mechanisms that fail to keep pace with AI development, leading to ineffective governance and the inability to manage AI risks appropriately.

"Legal and regulatory risks comprise in particular the unclear definition of responsibilities and accountability in case of AI failures and autonomous decisions with negative impacts (Reed, 2018; Scherer, 2016). Another great risk in this context refers to overlooking the scope of AI governance and missing out on important governance aspects, resulting in negative consequences (Gasser & Almeida, 2017; Thierer et al., 2017)."(p. 10)

Entity— Who or what caused the harm

Human

Due to a decision or action made by humans

AI system

Due to a decision or action made by an AI system

Other

Due to some other reason or is ambiguous

Intent— Whether the harm was intentional or accidental

Intentional

Due to an expected outcome from pursuing a goal

Unintentional

Due to an unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal

Other

Without clearly specifying the intentionality

Timing— Whether the risk is pre- or post-deployment

Pre-deployment

Occurring before the AI is deployed

Post-deployment

Occurring after the AI model has been trained and deployed

Other

Without a clearly specified time of occurrence

Sub-categories (5)

Unclear definition of responsibilities and accountability for AI judgments and their consequences

6.5 Governance failure
AI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment

Technology obedience and lack of governance through increasing application of AI systems

5.2 Loss of human agency and autonomy
OtherUnintentionalPost-deployment

Great scope and ubiquity of AI make appropriate governance difficult, coverage of governance scope almost impossibl

6.5 Governance failure
OtherUnintentionalOther

Hard legislation on AI hinders innovation processes and further AI development

6.1 Power centralization and unfair distribution of benefits
HumanIntentionalOther

Capturing future AI development and their threats with appropriate mechanism

6.5 Governance failure
Not codedNot codedNot coded

Other risks from Wirtz, Weyerer & Kehl (2022) (37)

Informational and Communicational AI Risks

4.1 Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
OtherIntentionalPost-deployment

Informational and Communicational AI Risks > Manipulation and control of information provision (e.g., personalised adds, filtered news)

4.1 Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
OtherIntentionalPost-deployment

Informational and Communicational AI Risks > Disinformation and computational propaganda

4.1 Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
HumanIntentionalPost-deployment

Informational and Communicational AI Risks > Censorship of opinions expressed in the Internet restricts freedom of expression

5.2 Loss of human agency and autonomy
OtherOtherPost-deployment

Informational and Communicational AI Risks > Endangerment of data protection through AI cyberattacks

4.2 Cyberattacks, weapon development or use, and mass harm
HumanIntentionalPost-deployment

Economic AI Risks

6.2 Increased inequality and decline in employment quality
OtherOtherPost-deployment
View all 37 risks from this paper →