GOVGOV-001 — Accountability Framework Gaps
Competent AI Systems Pursuing Goals Misaligned with Human Values
3/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Advanced AI systems may operate effectively whilst pursuing objectives that conflict with human intentions, making misalignment harder to detect than simple incompetence. Governments face acute governance risk if deployed systems optimise for measurable proxies rather than genuine public interest.
Domain
Governance & Compliance
Blindspots in accountability, regulatory compliance, ethics, risk management, data governance, and audit.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — Ten Hard Problems in Artificial Intelligence We Must Get Right (Leech2024) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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