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Inadequate specification of ODD

AI Hazard Management: A Framework for the Systematic Management of Root Causes for AI Risks

Schnitzer et al. (2024)

Category

Risk Domain

7AI System Safety, Failures & Limitations

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.

"The operational design domain (ODD) is a technical description of the application’s operational environment, initially conceptualized for autonomous driving systems. An inadequate specification of the ODD limits essential functions such as testing the learned functionality and out-of-distribution detection."(p. 8)

Entity: Who or what caused the harm

Human

Due to a decision or action made by humans

AI system

Due to a decision or action made by an AI system

Other

Due to some other reason or is ambiguous

Intent: Whether the harm was intentional or accidental

Intentional

Due to an expected outcome from pursuing a goal

Unintentional

Due to an unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal