EU AI Act general-purpose AI provisions apply from Aug 2025NIST AI RMF 2.0 draft open for public comment through Q2 2025EU AI Act general-purpose AI provisions apply from Aug 2025NIST AI RMF 2.0 draft open for public comment through Q2 2025

Risk & Safety

Catastrophic Risk

The risk of AI causing large-scale irreversible harm, potentially affecting entire populations or humanity. Includes scenarios involving misuse of AI for weapons of mass destruction, loss of human control over AI systems, or AI-enabled concentration of power. A key motivation for frontier AI governance discussions including the Bletchley Declaration.

Referenced in frameworks

Bletchley Declaration G7 Hiroshima Process

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