AI risks: Misinformation

2 of the 24 risks sit in this group. Experts rate AI-generated false information the most severe of them, at 12.8% probability of a catastrophic outcome by 2030, with a pragmatic-mitigations estimate of 6.8% — the difference between the two estimates is 6.0 points.

Grouping 3 from the MIT AI Risk Repository, used under CC BY 4.0.

Every risk under misinformation

3.1AI-generated false information12.8%AI systems that inadvertently generate or spread incorrect or deceptive information, which can lead to inaccurate beliefs in users and undermine their autonomy. Humans that make decisions based on false beliefs can experience physical, emotional or material harms.
3.2Loss of consensus reality12.6%Highly personalized AI-generated misinformation creating 'filter bubbles' where individuals only see what matches their existing beliefs, undermining shared reality, weakening social cohesion and political processes.