BackTransformative effects
Transformative effects
Risk Domain
Inadequate regulatory frameworks and oversight mechanisms that fail to keep pace with AI development, leading to ineffective governance and the inability to manage AI risks appropriately.
"EAI deployment could fundamentally reshape society, particularly if the speed of technological development outpaces society’s ability to adapt [103, 120]. For example, EAI systems could provide physical threats of violence and mass surveillance capabilities to back up AI-enabled authoritarianism [121]."(p. 7)
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)
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"Businesses might only employ EAI systems, leaving humans free to engage in other activities but also affecting how humans find meaning in their work [122]. Humans also might lose the ability to perform various tasks as responsibilities are increasingly outsourced or delegated to EAI systems [101]—as an existing example, humans can lose natural abilities to navigate their environment when they outsource navigation to automated GPS systems [123]. Of course, purely virtual AI may also transform human society (and, to some extent, already has)."(p. 7)
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