HUMHUM-003 — Human-AI Collaboration Design Flaws
Generative AI Systems Spreading False Beliefs and Causing Public Panic
4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Generative AI can produce synthetic media and misinformation that causes populations to form materially false beliefs, as illustrated by fabricated nuclear explosion footage triggering mass panic. Boards face reputational, legal, and societal liability if deployed systems propagate such content without robust detection and output governance controls.
Domain
Human Factors
Blindspots in change management, skills, human-AI collaboration, trust, workforce, and culture.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — Sociotechnical Safety Evaluation of Generative AI Systems (Weidinger2023) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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