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SECSEC-0044/5NewOtherGlobal

Generative AI Deployed to Spread Targeted Disinformation

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
HUMHUM-0043/5NewOtherGlobal

AI Model Deployed Outside Its Intended Purpose

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
DATDAT-0023/5NewOtherGlobal

Confidential Data Leaked via Model Prompt Submission

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
OPSOPS-0013/5NewOtherGlobal

AI Model Delivers Insufficient Accuracy for Its Intended Task

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
DATDAT-0023/5NewOtherGlobal

Intellectual Property Exposure via AI Prompts

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
DATDAT-0014/5NewOtherGlobal

AI Model Generates Hateful, Abusive and Obscene Content

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
DATDAT-0025/5NewOtherGlobal

AI Models Leak Confidential Information from Training and Prompt Data

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
GOVGOV-0064/5NewOtherGlobal

Inaccessible Training Data Undermines Model Explainability

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
GOVGOV-0063/5NewOtherGlobal

AI Model Outputs Cannot Be Traced to Training Data Sources

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
GOVGOV-0064/5NewOtherGlobal

AI Systems Produce Outputs That Cannot Be Adequately Explained

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
GOVGOV-0064/5NewTechnologyGlobal

AI Systems Cannot Reliably Identify the Sources Behind Their Outputs

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
GOVGOV-0013/5NewOtherGlobal

Unclear AI Ownership Obstructs Legal Accountability

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
GOVGOV-0013/5NewOtherGlobal

Insufficient AI System Documentation Obscures Purpose and Risk

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
HUMHUM-0063/5NewLegalGlobal

Unresolved Ownership Rights Over AI-Generated Content

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
HUMHUM-0064/5NewOtherGlobal

AI Systems Homogenise Cultural Output by Over-Representing Dominant Cultures

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
SECSEC-0014/5NewEducationGlobal

Generative AI Enables Students to Bypass Core Learning Processes

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
SECSEC-0013/5NewEducationGlobal

Generative AI Enables Student Plagiarism in Education Settings

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
ENVENV-0034/5NewOtherGlobal

Generative AI Training and Operation Drives Excess Carbon and Water Use

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
HUMHUM-0054/5NewOtherGlobal

Workforce Displacement Risk from Foundation Model Automation

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested
SECSEC-0014/5NewOtherGlobal

Generative AI Enables Identity Theft and Impersonation Fraud

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — A Closer Look at the Existing Risks of Generative AI: Mapping the Who, What, and How of Real-World Incidents (Li2025)Ingested
HUMHUM-0033/5NewTechnologyGlobal

Generative AI Systems Undermining Individual Autonomy and Identity Control

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — A Closer Look at the Existing Risks of Generative AI: Mapping the Who, What, and How of Real-World Incidents (Li2025)Ingested
SECSEC-0043/5NewOtherGlobal

Generative AI Misinformation Erodes Public Trust in Institutions

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — A Closer Look at the Existing Risks of Generative AI: Mapping the Who, What, and How of Real-World Incidents (Li2025)Ingested
SECSEC-0014/5NewOtherGlobal

Generative AI Used to Manipulate Public Opinion and Inflate Stock Prices

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — A Closer Look at the Existing Risks of Generative AI: Mapping the Who, What, and How of Real-World Incidents (Li2025)Ingested
HUMHUM-0033/5NewOtherGlobal

Generative AI Systems Erode Human Decision-Making Autonomy

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — A Closer Look at the Existing Risks of Generative AI: Mapping the Who, What, and How of Real-World Incidents (Li2025)Ingested

Beyond accidental failureNational Security

We also track 20 hostile uses of AI.

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The public database covers AI that fails by accident. AIBlindspot National Security — exclusive to the Defence tier — tracks AI used as a weapon, mapped by capability:

State-Sponsored AI Operations
6
AI-Enabled Disinformation
5
Adversarial Attacks on AI
0
Autonomous Weapon Incidents
1
AI-Assisted Cyber Attacks
5
Dual-Use AI Misuse
3