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Enum: HarmCategoryEnum

High-level categories of harm related to AI systems (Figure 1).

URI: nist_ai_rmf:HarmCategoryEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
HARM_TO_PEOPLE None Harm to individuals, groups/communities, or society at large
HARM_TO_AN_ORGANIZATION None Harm to an organization's business operations, security
HARM_TO_AN_ECOSYSTEM None Harm to interconnected and interdependent elements and

Slots

Name Description
harm_category The high-level harm category (people / organization / ecosystem)

In Subsets

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

LinkML Source

name: HarmCategoryEnum
description: High-level categories of harm related to AI systems (Figure 1).
in_subset:
- risk_and_harm
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/nist-ai-rmf
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  HARM_TO_PEOPLE:
    text: HARM_TO_PEOPLE
    description: 'Harm to individuals, groups/communities, or society at large

      (including civil liberties, rights, physical or psychological

      safety, economic opportunity, democratic participation, and

      educational access).'
  HARM_TO_AN_ORGANIZATION:
    text: HARM_TO_AN_ORGANIZATION
    description: 'Harm to an organization''s business operations, security

      breaches or monetary loss, or reputation.'
  HARM_TO_AN_ECOSYSTEM:
    text: HARM_TO_AN_ECOSYSTEM
    description: 'Harm to interconnected and interdependent elements and

      resources, the global financial system, supply chain, natural

      resources, the environment, and the planet.'