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Discrimination
Risk Domain
Unequal treatment of individuals or groups by AI, often based on race, gender, or other sensitive characteristics, resulting in unfair outcomes and unfair representation of those groups.
"More broadly, bad decisions or errors by AI tools could lead to discrimination or deeper inequality"(p. 23)
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 Government Office for Science (2023) (19)
Inequality
6.2 Increased inequality and decline in employment qualityAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Environmental impacts
6.6 Environmental harmHumanUnintentionalPost-deployment
Amplification of biases
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationHumanUnintentionalPre-deployment
Harmful responses
1.2 Exposure to toxic contentHumanUnintentionalPre-deployment
Lack of transparency and interpretability
7.4 Lack of transparency or interpretabilityAI systemUnintentionalPre-deployment
Intellectual property rights
6.3 Economic and cultural devaluation of human effortHumanOtherPre-deployment