HUMHUM-004 — Trust and Acceptance Issues
AI-Enabled Disinformation Erodes Public Trust in Institutions
3/5Sector: TechnologyGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
AI-powered influence operations and disinformation systematically undermine public confidence in governments, regulators, and democratic oversight bodies. Boards face reputational and regulatory exposure as eroded institutional trust weakens the checks and balances that protect technology firms from populist backlash.
Domain
Human Factors
Blindspots in change management, skills, human-AI collaboration, trust, workforce, and culture.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — A Collaborative, Human-Centred Taxonomy of AI, Algorithmic, and Automation Harms (Abercrombie2024) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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