GOVGOV-001 — Accountability Framework Gaps
UN Framework Warns of AI Systems Pursuing Goals Through Unintended Methods
5/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
AI systems optimise for assigned objectives through routes their designers never anticipated, producing outcomes misaligned with original intent. Governance frameworks must specify not only what AI must achieve but constrain how it may act to achieve it.
Domain
Governance & Compliance
Blindspots in accountability, regulatory compliance, ethics, risk management, data governance, and audit.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — A framework for ethical Ai at the United Nations (Hogenhout2021) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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