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BUSBUS-005 — Revenue Model Disruption Blindness

AI Access Inequality Creates Discriminatory Outcomes in Financial Services

4/5Sector: FinanceGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

AI systems in finance systematically exclude communities via paywalls, language gaps, and hardware barriers, whilst some models actively restrict access to resources in ways that penalise marginalised groups. Boards face regulatory and reputational exposure if new AI capabilities are deployed without equity-impact assessments.

Domain

Business & Strategic

Blindspots in business strategy, ROI, market positioning, customer value, and investment prioritisation.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants (Gabriel2024) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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