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HUMHUM-003 — Human-AI Collaboration Design Flaws

AI-Driven Irreversible Shifts in Social Structures and Cultural Norms

3/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

General-purpose AI systems risk entrenching profound changes to social structures, cultural norms, and human relationships before harms are recognised. Boards must treat irreversibility as a primary risk criterion, not a secondary consideration, when approving AI deployments at scale.

Domain

Human Factors

Blindspots in change management, skills, human-AI collaboration, trust, workforce, and culture.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — A Taxonomy of Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI (Uuk2025) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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