GOVGOV-001 — Accountability Framework Gaps
Misaligned AI development risks permanent loss of human control over civilisational outcomes
3/5Sector: OtherGeography: USAStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Unresolved alignment failures and concentrated AI ownership could irreversibly transfer control over humanity's future away from democratic institutions. Boards must treat long-term power concentration as a material governance risk, not a speculative concern.
Domain
Governance & Compliance
Blindspots in accountability, regulatory compliance, ethics, risk management, data governance, and audit.
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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