Definition
event in which a humanitarian AI use causes, contributes to or reveals a failure or potential harm requiring investigation or response
AidGPT working definition. Source basis below.
Notes to entry
Note 1 to entry: Record what happened, who may be affected, how the use was stopped or corrected and what remains uncertain. A near miss can still reveal a control that needs repair.
Source basis
AidGPT working definition. These sources informed the concept and its scope. They did not issue or approve this wording.
- DCI AI Hub, AI Hub Risk Assessment Framework for Social Protection (Sector risk framework)
- Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability, 2024 (Humanitarian sector standard)
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework 1.0, Core (National risk framework)