The World Economic Forum's "Global Risks Report 2024," released Wednesday, ranked AI-derived misinformation and disinformation — and its implications for societal polarization — ahead of climate change, war and economic weakness in its top 10 risks over the next two years.
"How that is going to play out is going to be quite important for us to watch," she added.
watch nowThe WEF report, which was also produced in collaboration with Zurich Insurance Group, surveyed over 1,400 global risk experts, policymakers and industry leaders in September 2023 about their biggest global concerns.
Top 10 global risksThe most cited risks for the next two years were, in order: misinformation and disinformation, extreme weather events, societal polarization, cyber insecurity and interstate armed conflict.
Also in the top 10 were lack of economic opportunity, inflation, involuntary migration, economic downturn and pollution.
Persons:
Alfieri, Carolina Klint, Marsh McLennan, CNBC's Silvia Amaro, Saadia Zahidi
Organizations:
Zurich Insurance Group
Locations:
Carolina, Europe