GOVGOV-006 — Audit and Assurance Gaps
Embodied AI opacity undermines public trust in autonomous physical systems
3/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Autonomous vehicles and other embodied AI systems cannot adequately explain their physical decisions, creating dangerous opacity at moments of consequence. Widespread deployment without resolved explainability risks systemic public distrust and social instability.
Domain
Governance & Compliance
Blindspots in accountability, regulatory compliance, ethics, risk management, data governance, and audit.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — Embodied AI: Emerging Risks and Opportunities for Policy Action (Perlo2025) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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