AI Value Lock-in
StructuralCatastrophicLock-in refers to the permanent entrenchment of values, systems, or power structures in ways that are extremely difficult or impossible to reverse. AI could enable lock-in by giving certain actors the power to entrench their position, by creating systems too complex to change, or by shaping the future according to early decisions that become irr...
Severity
Catastrophic
Likelihood
Medium
Time Horizon
2030--2045 (median 2035)
Maturity
Growing
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Sources8
The Precipice
Toby Ord, 2020
What We Owe the Future
Will MacAskill, 2022
Assessment
SeverityCatastrophic
LikelihoodMedium
Time Horizon2030--2045 (median 2035)
MaturityGrowing
CategoryStructural
Details
TypeStructural
Key FeatureIrreversibility
Tags
x-riskirreversibilitypath-dependencegovernancelong-term