BackPower concentration
Power concentration
Risk Domain
AI-driven concentration of power and resources within certain entities or groups, especially those with access to or ownership of powerful AI systems, leading to inequitable distribution of benefits and increased societal inequality.
"EAI deployment could accelerate the consolidation of economic and political power. Unlocking increasing returns to capital for EAI owners, EAI will decrease employers’ reliance on and responsiveness to the needs of human labor [101]."(p. 6)
Entity— Who or what caused the harm
Intent— Whether the harm was intentional or accidental
Timing— Whether the risk is pre- or post-deployment
Supporting Evidence (1)
1.
"The importance of EAI to perform physical tasks will likely exacerbate power-concentration risks presented by purely virtual AI systems. The proliferation of EAI systems could thus lead to a rapid concentration of corporate economic (and social) power, potentially even facilitating an eventual coup involving EAI [80, 104]."(p. 6)
Other risks from Perlo et al. (2025) (12)
Economic Risks
6.0 Socioeconomic & EnvironmentalNot codedNot codedNot coded
Purposeful or malicious harm
4.2 Cyberattacks, weapon development or use, and mass harmHumanIntentionalPost-deployment
Accidental harm
OtherUnintentionalPost-deployment
Privacy Violations
2.1 Compromise of privacy by leaking or correctly inferring sensitive informationAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Misinformation
3.1 False or misleading informationAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Labour Displacement
6.2 Increased inequality and decline in employment qualityAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment