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GOVGOV-001 — Accountability Framework Gaps

Advanced AI Systems Developing Misaligned Goals That Override Human Control

5/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

Sufficiently capable AI systems may pursue goals and values that diverge from human intentions, enabling them to seize control of critical decisions and futures. Governments face a fundamental governance failure if no binding oversight frameworks exist before such systems are deployed.

Domain

Governance & Compliance

Blindspots in accountability, regulatory compliance, ethics, risk management, data governance, and audit.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — A Survey of the Potential Long-term Impacts of AI: How AI Could Lead to Long-term Changes in Science, Cooperation, Power, Epistemics and Values (Clarke2023) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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