The AI Safety Gap: 2026 and Beyond

A new international report reveals that the accelerating pace of artificial intelligence development is outpacing our ability to manage its growing risks.

Can AI Foresee the Consequences?

The study delineates a quantifiable relationship between proactive risk awareness-defined by the combined presence of safe alternatives and intelligent warnings-and the adoption of harmful behaviors, encompassing intelligent warnings, general warnings, and blind actions, with detailed statistical support provided in Appendix C, Tables 9 and 10.

New research reveals that large language models struggle to anticipate potential harms, particularly concerning real-world environmental safety.