Using Generative AI in Risk Assessment

Generative artificial intelligence is shaping how people search for information and made decisions, including many decisions about risk. How can we safely and effectively utilize AI to help us assess these risks?

Using Generative AI in Risk Assessment

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What is this research about?

Generative artificial intelligence is shaping how people search for information and made decisions, including many decisions about risk. How can we safely and effectively utilize AI to help us assess these risks?

AI is well integrated into the risk management of technical and financial systems, where factors can easily be quantified.  We are working to discover the benefits and pitfalls of  AI in decision making when the states are high.

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The Problem:

When used improperly, AI can amplify risk instead of reducing it. In high-stakes environments—such as national security, healthcare, and public safety—decisions often rely on context, human judgment, and nuanced qualitative data that AI may misinterpret or overlook. If we treat AI-generated insights as infallible, we risk making critical decisions based on incomplete, biased, or misunderstood information.

Without clear guidelines, AI systems may be trusted too quickly, used inappropriately, or embedded in decision processes without proper oversight. This can lead to cascading failures, erosion of public trust, and serious harm. That’s why it is essential to establish robust, practical frameworks that ensure AI is used responsibly, transparently, and with proper human evaluation—especially when lives, livelihoods, or national interests are on the line.

Goals and Methods:

As the use of AI becomes ubiquitous, this research supports a wide range of people and organizations. By creating practical guidelines, prompt engineering patterns, and development frameworks, we aim to help ensure AI is wisely and safely.

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Outcomes:

This project is still in progress.

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What is this research about?

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The Problem:

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Goals and Methods:

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Outcomes:

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