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Inequality
Risk Domain
Social and economic inequalities caused by widespread use of AI, such as by automating jobs, reducing the quality of employment, or producing exploitative dependencies between workers and their employers.
"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)
Discrimination
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationAI 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