Communication constraints

Sub-category

Risk Domain

7AI System Safety, Failures & Limitations

7.6Multi-agent risks

Risks from multi-agent interactions, due to incentives (which can lead to conflict or collusion) and/or the structure of multi-agent systems, which can create cascading failures, selection pressures, new security vulnerabilities, and a lack of shared information and trust.

"Communication Constraints. A fundamental source of information asymmetries is that constraints on information exchange can exist, even when agents share a common goal (see Section 2.1). These might be constraints on space (i.e., the amount of information that can be communicated) if the information that needs to be communicated is especially complex, time if a snap decision is required before all information can be communicated, or both."(p. 21)

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