Which risk category concerns global disparities in AI adoption rates and capabilities?

• A. Societal Risk - Global Inequality
• B. Societal Risk - Misinformation
• C. Societal Risk - Economic
• D. Individual Risk

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is recognizing how differences in who can access and effectively use AI across different countries create a broad, society-wide risk. Global disparities in AI adoption rates and capabilities can widen gaps in productivity, healthcare, education, governance, and overall development between nations. When some countries move quickly with AI and others lag due to resources, talent, or policy barriers, the resulting inequality can affect economic growth, social stability, and international competitiveness. That’s a societal risk focused on global inequality.

Misinformation risk centers on false or misleading information and its spread, which isn’t about differences in AI access or capability across nations. Economic risk looks at macro-level financial or market effects, such as costs, inflation, or productivity trends, rather than the international equity in AI use. Individual risk concerns impacts on a person, like privacy or safety, rather than broad global disparities.