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DATDAT-001 — Data Quality and Completeness Issues

Generative AI Systems Embed Culturally Contingent Values, Creating Global Deployment Risk

4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

Generative AI cannot be culturally neutral; definitions of harmful content vary by region, language, and political context, making a universal safety standard unattainable. Organisations deploying models globally face material liability and reputational risk where outputs deemed acceptable in one jurisdiction are unlawful or offensive in another.

Domain

Data Management

Blindspots in data quality, privacy, bias, lineage, lifecycle, and third-party data dependencies.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — Evaluating the Social Impact of Generative AI Systems in Systems and Society (Solaiman2023) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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