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Ethics and Morality Issues
Risk Domain
AI systems that fail to perform reliably or effectively under varying conditions, exposing them to errors and failures that can have significant consequences, especially in critical applications or areas that require moral reasoning.
LMs need to pay more attention to universally accepted societal values at the level of ethics and morality, including the judgement of right and wrong, and its relationship with social norms and laws.(p. 3)
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 Deng et al. (2023) (6)
Toxicity and Abusive Content
1.2 Exposure to toxic contentOtherOtherPost-deployment
Unfairness and Discrimination
1.1 Unfair discrimination and misrepresentationOtherOtherPost-deployment
Controversial Opinions
1.2 Exposure to toxic contentAI systemOtherPost-deployment
Misleading Information
3.1 False or misleading informationAI systemUnintentionalPost-deployment
Privacy and Data Leakage
2.1 Compromise of privacy by leaking or correctly inferring sensitive informationAI systemUnintentionalPre-deployment
Malicious Use and Unleashing AI Agents
4.0 Malicious Actors & MisuseOtherIntentionalPost-deployment