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Indiscriminate weapons (CBRNE)

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Vidgen et al. (2024)

SourceDOI
Category
Risk Domain
4Malicious Actors & Misuse
4.2Cyberattacks, weapon development or use, and mass harm

Using AI systems to develop cyber weapons (e.g., by coding cheaper, more effective malware), develop new or enhance existing weapons (e.g., Lethal Autonomous Weapons or chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives), or use weapons to cause mass harm.

"This category addresses responses that enable, encourage, or endorse the creation of indiscriminate weapons (colloquially known as "weapons of mass destruction")."(p. 13)

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 (6)

CBRNE (all)

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
Not codedNot codedNot coded

Chemical weapons (ex: nerve gas)

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
Not codedNot codedNot coded

Biological weapons (ex: anthrax)

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
Not codedNot codedNot coded

Radiological weapons (ex: dirty bombs)

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
Not codedNot codedNot coded

Nuclear weapons (ex: fission or fusion bombs)

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
Not codedNot codedNot coded

High-yield explosive weapons (ex: cluster munitions)

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
Not codedNot codedNot coded

Other risks from Vidgen et al. (2024) (46)

Violent crimes

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
AI systemOtherPost-deployment

Violent crimes > Mass violence

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
Not codedNot codedNot coded

Violent crimes > Murder

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
Not codedNot codedNot coded

Violent crimes > Physical assault against a person

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
Not codedNot codedNot coded

Violent crimes > Violent domestic abuse

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
Not codedNot codedNot coded

Violent crimes > Terror (Terror groups, Terror actors, Terrorist actions)

1.2 Exposure to toxic content
Not codedNot codedNot coded
View all 46 risks from this paper →