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1. Discrimination & Toxicity2 - Post-deployment

Dangerous, Violent or Hateful Content

Eased production of and access to violent, inciting, radicalizing, or threatening content as well as recommendations to carry out self-harm or conduct illegal activities. Includes difficulty controlling public exposure to hateful and disparaging or stereotyping content.

Source: MIT AI Risk Repositorymit758

ENTITY

2 - AI

INTENT

3 - Other

TIMING

2 - Post-deployment

Risk ID

mit758

Domain lineage

1. Discrimination & Toxicity

156 mapped risks

1.2 > Exposure to toxic content

Mitigation strategy

1. Implement advanced algorithmic and human-in-the-loop content moderation systems, supported by robust detection capabilities such as Natural Language Processing (NLP) and perceptual hash-sharing databases, to proactively identify, flag, and remove content that violates policies regarding violence, incitement, radicalization, or illegal activity. This necessitates consistent application of policies and accountability mechanisms for chronic violators. 2. Strategically deploy counter-narrative and counter-speech campaigns to reduce audience receptivity and demand for toxic and violent extremist content. These interventions should be audience-specific, leverage credible community messengers, and aim to undermine the legitimacy of dangerous narratives by promoting tolerance, facts, and alternative perspectives. 3. Promote comprehensive digital and media literacy initiatives to increase audience resilience against harmful information. These educational efforts should equip users, particularly vulnerable demographics, with critical evaluation skills to verify sources, detect propaganda, and resist the psychological desensitization associated with repeated exposure to violent or hateful materials.