GOVGOV-001 — Accountability Framework Gaps
Loss of Control Scenarios Identified as Existential Risk in AI Safety Report
4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Expert consensus acknowledges plausible futures in which general-purpose AI systems operate beyond any human authority, with no recovery path. Boards must treat loss-of-control risk as a governance priority, not a theoretical abstraction.
Domain
Governance & Compliance
Blindspots in accountability, regulatory compliance, ethics, risk management, data governance, and audit.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — International AI Safety Report 2025 (Bengio2025) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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