Covers risks where AI systems treat people unequally or expose them to harmful content. This includes unfair discrimination based on race, gender, or other characteristics, generation of toxic or abusive material, and performance disparities that lead to reduced benefits for certain groups.
Incident volume relative to governance coverage; each dot is one of 7 domains
KBS used AI-powered real-time translation during live coverage of the Artemis 2 launch that mistranslated aviation terms into profanity, exposing Korean viewers to inappropriate content.
Developers: Unknown Generative AI Developers
Deployers: Korean Broadcasting System (kbs)
An X user prompted Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok to generate sexist and vulgar insults against Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter, leading to the creation of offensive content that was publicly posted on the platform before being deleted.
Developers: Xai
Deployers: Xai, Peter K. Or Peter P.
The Washington state Department of Licensing's AI-powered automated phone system incorrectly provided English responses with a Spanish accent to Spanish-speaking callers instead of actual Spanish-language service for several months.
Developers: Amazon
Deployers: Washington State Department Of Licensing, Amazon
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Establishes an AI Litigation Task Force to challenge state regulations hindering United States Artificial Intelligence (AI) dominance. Directs an evaluation to identify state laws that mandate ideological bias or alter truthful model outputs. Restricts state access to federal funding, such as the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program, unless states comply with a proposed national policy framework designed to preempt conflicting state-level AI mandates.
Defines "companion chatbot" and requires operators to notify users when they interact with AI. Requires protocols to prevent the production of harmful content. Mandates annual reports on crisis notifications. Offers civil remedies for violations. Ensures suitability disclosures for minors.
Regulates companion chatbots by requiring operators to disclose their artificial nature, implement protocols against suicide-related content, and apply heightened protections for minors. Mandates annual reporting to the Office of Suicide Prevention and subjects violators to civil liability.
of the 272 AI experts surveyed named unfair discrimination and misrepresentation one of the three AI risks they are most concerned about over the next five years (2025–2030).
average probability experts placed on harm from unfair discrimination and misrepresentation reaching catastrophic levels (>1M deaths, >$100B loss, or civilization-scale damage) within five years, falling to 5.5% with pragmatic mitigations.
With pragmatic mitigations
Average severity falls from severe to substantial.
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