MIT AI Risk InitiativeSeven risk domainsDomain 6
Socioeconomic and environmental harm
Outside what we measureNo matching case files yet.
The risk domain
AI concentrating power, deepening inequality, devaluing human work, feeding a development race, outpacing governance and harming the environment.
Paraphrased from the source. Source: The AI Risk Repository: A Meta-Review, Database, and Taxonomy of Risks From Artificial Intelligence, MIT AI Risk Initiative, Aug 14, 2024, domain 6, Table 2, page 9. Summary by MIT AI Risk Initiative: airisk.mit.edu.
What the registry shows
Outside what a security incident registry measures.
A risk that a security incident registry cannot measure.
Status history
| Date | Status | Matching case files | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2026 | Outside what we measure | 0 | Tracking starts |
Tracked since Oct 18, 2026. A line is added when the status changes, when the first real-world case is linked, and once a month, so the record shows when a warning moved from research to reality. research_history.json
All matching case files
No matching case files yet.
Other warnings in this group
- Outside what we measure Discrimination and toxic content
- Seen in real incidents Privacy and security
- Early signs Misinformation
- Seen in real incidents Malicious actors and misuse
- Seen in real incidents Human-computer interaction
- Seen in real incidents AI system safety, failures and limitations