A unified ontological and explainable framework for decoding AI risks from news data

Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating various aspects of human life, raising growing concerns about its associated risks. However, existing research on AI risks often remains fragmented—either limited to specific domains or focused solely on ethical guideline development—lackin...

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Main Authors: Chuan Chen, Peng Luo, Huilin Zhao, Mengyi Wei, Puzhen Zhang, Zihan Liu, Liqiu Meng
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10675-x
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description Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating various aspects of human life, raising growing concerns about its associated risks. However, existing research on AI risks often remains fragmented—either limited to specific domains or focused solely on ethical guideline development—lacking a comprehensive framework that bridges macro-level typologies and micro-level instances. To address this gap, we propose an ontological risk model that unifies AI risk representation across multiple scales. Based on this model, we construct an enriched AI risk event database by systematically extracting and structuring raw news data. We then apply a suite of visual analytics methods to extract and summarize key characteristics of AI risk events. Finally, by integrating explainable machine learning techniques, we identify potential driving factors underlying different risk attributes. This study provides a novel, quantitative framework for understanding AI risks, offering both structural insights through ontological modeling and mechanistic interpretations by explainable machine learning.
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spelling doaj-art-0d943fc9a14f48c9a6d037f73cad5a422025-08-20T04:02:46ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-07-0115111910.1038/s41598-025-10675-xA unified ontological and explainable framework for decoding AI risks from news dataChuan Chen0Peng Luo1Huilin Zhao2Mengyi Wei3Puzhen Zhang4Zihan Liu5Liqiu Meng6Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, Technical University of MunichChair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, Technical University of MunichDepartment of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Faculty of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, Technical University of MunichChair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, Technical University of MunichChair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, Technical University of MunichChair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, Technical University of MunichAbstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly permeating various aspects of human life, raising growing concerns about its associated risks. However, existing research on AI risks often remains fragmented—either limited to specific domains or focused solely on ethical guideline development—lacking a comprehensive framework that bridges macro-level typologies and micro-level instances. To address this gap, we propose an ontological risk model that unifies AI risk representation across multiple scales. Based on this model, we construct an enriched AI risk event database by systematically extracting and structuring raw news data. We then apply a suite of visual analytics methods to extract and summarize key characteristics of AI risk events. Finally, by integrating explainable machine learning techniques, we identify potential driving factors underlying different risk attributes. This study provides a novel, quantitative framework for understanding AI risks, offering both structural insights through ontological modeling and mechanistic interpretations by explainable machine learning.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10675-xAI ethicsAI riskOntological modelNews dataExplainable machine learning
spellingShingle Chuan Chen
Peng Luo
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Puzhen Zhang
Zihan Liu
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A unified ontological and explainable framework for decoding AI risks from news data
Scientific Reports
AI ethics
AI risk
Ontological model
News data
Explainable machine learning
title A unified ontological and explainable framework for decoding AI risks from news data
title_full A unified ontological and explainable framework for decoding AI risks from news data
title_fullStr A unified ontological and explainable framework for decoding AI risks from news data
title_full_unstemmed A unified ontological and explainable framework for decoding AI risks from news data
title_short A unified ontological and explainable framework for decoding AI risks from news data
title_sort unified ontological and explainable framework for decoding ai risks from news data
topic AI ethics
AI risk
Ontological model
News data
Explainable machine learning
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10675-x
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