Dehumanisation/objectification
Dehumanisation/objectification - Use or misuse of a technology system to depict and/or treat people as not human, less than human, or as objects.
ENTITY
1 - Human
INTENT
3 - Other
TIMING
2 - Post-deployment
Risk ID
mit949
Domain lineage
4. Malicious Actors & Misuse
4.3 > Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
Mitigation strategy
1. Establish comprehensive ethical governance frameworks and legislative safeguards that mandate the principle of Respect for Persons and Beneficence in the design, deployment, and use of technology systems, specifically prohibiting applications that classify, surveil, or treat individuals as non-human resources or objects (e.g., digital physiognomy). 2. Implement rigorous and continuous algorithmic auditing and accountability mechanisms to detect and mitigate systemically embedded biases within training data and models, preventing the amplification of dehumanizing narratives and ensuring equitable outcomes across diverse user groups. 3. Institute mandatory, large-scale educational programs, including media literacy and empathy training, designed to increase awareness and resilience against self- and other-dehumanization, simultaneously promoting organizational and intergroup "cultures of care" that explicitly reinforce human dignity over technological efficiency.