BUSBUS-005 — Revenue Model Disruption Blindness
AI Assistant Access Gap Widens Economic and Social Inequality
3/5Sector: TechnologyGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Differential access to AI assistants, driven by cost, infrastructure, and job displacement, risks entrenching existing inequalities and creating new social in-group and out-group divides. Boards must assess whether their AI deployments exacerbate societal harm, inviting regulatory scrutiny and reputational liability.
Domain
Business & Strategic
Blindspots in business strategy, ROI, market positioning, customer value, and investment prioritisation.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants (Gabriel2024) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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