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5. Human-Computer Interaction3 - Other

AI Society

AI already shapes many areas of daily life and thus has a strong impact on society and everyday social life. For instance, transportation, education, public safety and surveillance are areas where citizens encounter AI technology (Stone et al., 2016; Thierer et al., 2017). Many are concerned with the subliminal automation of more and more jobs and some people even fear the complete dependence on AI or perceive it as an existential threat to humanity (McGinnis, 2010; Scherer, 2016).

Source: MIT AI Risk Repositorymit330

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3 - Other

INTENT

3 - Other

TIMING

3 - Other

Risk ID

mit330

Domain lineage

5. Human-Computer Interaction

92 mapped risks

5.2 > Loss of human agency and autonomy

Mitigation strategy

1. Mandate the implementation of a comprehensive AI Governance Strategy, such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, to institute rigorous, auditable human oversight mechanisms (e.g., defined approval gates, audit trails, and review protocols) over high-risk AI decision-making systems, thereby preserving human agency and ensuring clear accountability for algorithmic outputs. 2. Develop and fund a proactive workforce augmentation strategy that prioritizes widespread employee upskilling and reskilling to facilitate a transition from automation-vulnerable, repetitive tasks to human-machine partnerships that leverage uniquely human capabilities, such as critical thinking, complex problem-solving, and ethical judgment. 3. Require mandatory, transparent, and publicly-disclosed AI Impact Assessments (AIIAs) across all high-impact domains (e.g., public safety, education) to rigorously evaluate the potential for erosion of individual autonomy and to identify systemic risks, complemented by educational programs designed to foster critical engagement and mitigate cognitive offloading onto AI tools.