Adverse Outcomes of AI Technologies: Turning a Fast-Moving Risk Into a Managed Advantage
Executive summary Artificial intelligence is accelerating productivity, customer reach, and decision-making—but it is also introducing new categories of operational, legal, cyber, reputational, and governance risk. In the World Economic Forum’s 2026 risk outlook, “adverse outcomes of AI technologies” is among the most material risks organizations expect to face. This article explains what “adverse AI...


