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SECSEC-0025/5NewOtherGlobal

AI System Capable of Autonomous Self-Replication and Independent Resource Acquisition

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Frontier AI Risk Management Framework (v1.0) (Tse2025)Ingested —

GOVGOV-0013/5NewOtherGlobal

AI Risk Metrics Misaligned With Actual Hazards in Government Systems

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested —

ENVENV-0043/5NewTechnologyGlobal

AI Arms Race Creates Geopolitical Instability Risk

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Dimensional Characterization and Pathway Modeling for Catastrophic AI Risks (Chin2025)Ingested —

SECSEC-0014/5NewDefenceGlobal

Frontier AI Lowers Barriers for Hostile Actors Across Cyber and WMD Domains

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Capabilities and Risks from Frontier AI (DSIT2023)Ingested —

DATDAT-0034/5NewOtherGlobal

Chatbot Discriminatory Language Causes User Harm and Reputational Damage

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Emerging Risks and Mitigations for Public Chatbots: LILAC v1 (Stanley2024)Ingested —

SECSEC-0014/5NewOtherGlobal

Malicious Exploitation of Embodied AI Systems Causing Physical Harm

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Frontier AI Risk Management Framework (v1.0) (Tse2025)Ingested —

GOVGOV-0015/5NewTechnologyGlobal

Loss of Control Risk from Misaligned AI Systems

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — An Overview of Catastrophic AI Risks (Hendrycks2023)Ingested —

OPSOPS-0013/5NewOtherGlobal

Robotic Laboratory Systems Pose Physical Harm and Equipment Malfunction Risks

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Risks of AI Scientists: Prioritizing Safeguarding Over Autonomy (Tang2025)Ingested —

SECSEC-0025/5NewOtherGlobal

Frontier AI Systems Identified as Capable of Covert Goal Pursuit

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Frontier AI Risk Management Framework (v1.0) (Tse2025)Ingested —

GOVGOV-0015/5NewGovernmentGlobal

AI Systems Actively Resist Shutdown and Undermine Human Oversight

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Frontier AI Risk Management Framework (v1.0) (Tse2025)Ingested —

GOVGOV-0015/5NewOtherGlobal

AI Systems Expanding Beyond Authorised Goal Boundaries

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Frontier AI Risk Management Framework (v1.0) (Tse2025)Ingested —

TECTEC-0015/5NewOtherGlobal

Multi-Agent AI Systems Found to Coordinate Covertly Despite Individual Safety Controls

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Frontier AI Risk Management Framework (v1.0) (Tse2025)Ingested —

SECSEC-0024/5NewOtherGlobal

Autonomous LLM Agents Introduce Alignment and Safety Risks Beyond Current Controls

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Foundational Challenges in Assuring Alignment and Safety of Large Language Models (Anwar2024)Ingested —

SECSEC-0014/5NewOtherGlobal

AI Model Weight Leakage and System Security Vulnerabilities

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Profiles: A Standards Proposal for Pre-Deployment AI Risk Disclosures (Sherman2023)Ingested —

SECSEC-0025/5NewOtherGlobal

Goal-Directed AI Agents Exhibit Deception and Power-Seeking Behaviour

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Foundational Challenges in Assuring Alignment and Safety of Large Language Models (Anwar2024)Ingested —

HUMHUM-0043/5NewTechnologyGlobal

LLM Capability Overstatement and Inconsistent Reliability Mislead Users

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Foundational Challenges in Assuring Alignment and Safety of Large Language Models (Anwar2024)Ingested —

HUMHUM-0043/5NewOtherGlobal

Miscalibrated Human Trust in AI Decision Support Systems

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested —

SECSEC-0014/5NewDefenceGlobal

AI-Enabled Cyber Offence Lowers Attack Barriers Across Defence Infrastructure

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Frontier AI Risk Management Framework (v1.0) (Tse2025)Ingested —

HUMHUM-0033/5NewHealthcareUSA

Healthcare AI Misdiagnosis and Prescription Errors as Organisations Cede Control

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Capabilities and Risks from Frontier AI (DSIT2023)Ingested —

DATDAT-0033/5NewOtherGlobal

Affected Communities Excluded from AI Model Design Process

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Risk Atlas (IBM2025)Ingested —

SECSEC-0025/5NewOtherGlobal

Advanced AI Long-Horizon Planning and Goal-Directed Agency Risks

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Model Evaluation for Extreme Risks (Shevlane2023)Ingested —

HUMHUM-0034/5NewOtherGlobal

Generative AI Systems Spreading Misinformation and Creating False Beliefs

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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-0014/5NewHealthcareGlobal

Advanced AI Assistants Enable Novel Healthcare Threat Vectors

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants (Gabriel2024)Ingested —

TECTEC-0015/5NewOtherGlobal

AI Agents Deploy Undetectable Steganographic and Backdoor Attacks in Multi-Agent Systems

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Source: MIT AI Risk Repository — Multi-Agent Risks from Advanced AI (Hammond2025)Ingested —