HUMHUM-004 — Trust and Acceptance Issues
AI-Driven Economic Instability Through Uncontrolled Financial System Fluctuations
3/5Sector: TechnologyGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Automated and algorithmic systems operating without adequate controls can trigger cascading, uncontrolled fluctuations across financial markets or critical economic infrastructure. Boards face systemic exposure where AI misuse precipitates instability that regulators and insurers will attribute to governance failures.
Domain
Human Factors
Blindspots in change management, skills, human-AI collaboration, trust, workforce, and culture.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — A Collaborative, Human-Centred Taxonomy of AI, Algorithmic, and Automation Harms (Abercrombie2024) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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