Taxonomy
Loss of autonomy

Loss of autonomy

The risk that the AI system limits a person's ability to make their own decisions, control their identity, or choose freely. This includes risks of restricted access to alternatives, deceptive design that nudges decisions toward a particular outcome, and lack of meaningful consent. Mitigations may include opt-out mechanisms, transparent recommendations, defaults that protect agency, and human review of consequential decisions.

  • Description of the risk
  • Description of the mitigation

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Live API response from GET /schemas/ai@2026-08-12-beta/elements/autonomy_loss.

element "autonomy_loss"49 lines
{
  "id": "autonomy_loss",
  "category_id": "risks_mitigation",
  "title": [
    {
      "locale": "en",
      "value": "Loss of autonomy"
    }
  ],
  "description": [
    {
      "locale": "en",
      "value": "The risk that the AI system limits a person's ability to make their own decisions, control their identity, or choose freely. This includes risks of restricted access to alternatives, deceptive design that nudges decisions toward a particular outcome, and lack of meaningful consent. Mitigations may include opt-out mechanisms, transparent recommendations, defaults that protect agency, and human review of consequential decisions."
    }
  ],
  "authoring_guidance": [],
  "examples": [],
  "sources": [],
  "symbol_id": "risks_autonomy",
  "variables": [
    {
      "id": "risk",
      "label": [
        {
          "locale": "en",
          "value": "Description of the risk"
        }
      ],
      "required": true,
      "kind": "localized_text"
    },
    {
      "id": "mitigation",
      "label": [
        {
          "locale": "en",
          "value": "Description of the mitigation"
        }
      ],
      "required": false,
      "kind": "localized_text"
    }
  ],
  "shape": "octagon",
  "icon_variants": [
    "default",
    "dark"
  ]
}