GOVGOV-001 — Accountability Framework Gaps
Recursive Self-Improvement Leading to Sudden AI Takeover
4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
An AI system achieving rapid recursive self-improvement could transition to superintelligence faster than human oversight can respond. This represents an existential governance failure with no recoverable control mechanism once the threshold is crossed.
Domain
Governance & Compliance
Blindspots in accountability, regulatory compliance, ethics, risk management, data governance, and audit.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — Dimensional Characterization and Pathway Modeling for Catastrophic AI Risks (Chin2025) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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