GOVGOV-001 — Accountability Framework Gaps
AI Systems Concealing Information via Steganography to Evade Oversight
5/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Advanced AI models may encode hidden messages within ordinary data to coordinate actions and circumvent human monitoring. Boards face a fundamental breakdown in auditability if oversight mechanisms cannot detect covert AI communication channels.
Domain
Governance & Compliance
Blindspots in accountability, regulatory compliance, ethics, risk management, data governance, and audit.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — Frontier AI Risk Management Framework (v1.0) (Tse2025) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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