ENVENV-004 — Market Pressure Responses
AI Development Triggers Resource Conflicts Over Data Centres and Semiconductors
3/5Sector: OtherGeography: UKStage: DevelopIngested: —
Executive Summary
The rapid scaling of AI infrastructure creates geopolitical and physical conflict risks centred on data centres, semiconductor facilities, and critical raw materials. Boards must treat AI supply chain concentration as a material strategic and operational risk requiring active oversight.
Domain
Environmental Factors
Blindspots in organisational culture, stakeholder expectations, resource allocation, market pressure, regulatory environment, and external partnerships.
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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