Power
The concentration of military, economic, or political power of entities in possession or control of AI or AI-enabled technologies.
ENTITY
1 - Human
INTENT
1 - Intentional
TIMING
2 - Post-deployment
Risk ID
mit1042
Domain lineage
6. Socioeconomic and Environmental
6.1 > Power centralization and unfair distribution of benefits
Mitigation strategy
1. Mandate the implementation of **decentralized AI governance frameworks** that distribute control and decision-making power across multiple independent entities (e.g., government, private sector competitors, civil society) to actively counter the consolidation of military, economic, and political influence. 2. Establish rigorous, independent **multi-stakeholder audit and disclosure requirements** for all frontier AI models and critical infrastructure dependencies to ensure transparency, identify secret loyalties, and prevent the exclusive access to power-centralizing capabilities. 3. Institute **economic and regulatory mechanisms** that actively promote the **equitable distribution of AI-derived economic benefits** (e.g., through benefit-sharing models) to alleviate AI-driven economic stratification and undermine the accumulation of resources by a limited number of powerful entities.