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Cyberattacks
Risk Domain
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.
"Generative AI facilitating the damage, disruption or destruction of a third-party system and/or its components via malfunction, cyberattacks, etc"
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 Li et al. (2025) (40)
Autonomy
5.2 Loss of human agency and autonomyOtherOtherOther
Autonomy > Impersonation / identity theft
4.3 Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulationHumanIntentionalPost-deployment
Misinformation Harms
3.1 False or misleading informationAI systemOtherPost-deployment
Representation and Toxicity
1.0 Discrimination & ToxicityAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
IP / copyright / personality / rights loss
4.3 Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulationHumanIntentionalPost-deployment
Autonomy / agency loss
5.2 Loss of human agency and autonomyOtherOtherOther