Peter Slattery
Research Scientist at MIT Future Tech
Peter Slattery is a research scientist at MIT FutureTech, where he leads research to explore the risks from artificial intelligence, their importance, and how organizations are responding to these risks. He leads the AI Risk Repository project. He is experienced with a broad range of qualitative and quantitative research techniques, including literature reviews, conceptual papers, interviews, experiments, surveys, and structural equation modelling. He received his PhD in Information Systems from the University of New South Wales in Australia.
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June 15, 2026
- Peter Slattery | Research Scientist at MIT Future Tech
- Hans Gundlach | Research Assistant, CSAIL
- Neil Thompson | Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management and CSAIL
Jess Graham
Michael Noetel, et al.
This paper reports results from a three-round Delphi study conducted late 2025 with 272 international AI experts who rated 24 AI risks on harm probability and severity, sector and actor vulnerability, actor responsibility, and overall concern.
May 15, 2026
- Peter Slattery | Research Scientist at MIT Future Tech
- Neil Thompson | Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management and CSAIL
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping society, from video generation to medical diagnosis, coding agents to autonomous vehicles. Yet researchers, policymakers, and technology companies lack shared terminology for discussing AI risks. This paper addresses this challenge by creating a comprehensive catalog of AI risks.
August 14, 2024
- Neil Thompson | Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management and CSAIL
- Peter Slattery | Research Scientist at MIT Future Tech
Alexander K. Saeri
Emily A. C. Grundy
Jess Graham
Michael Noetel
Risto Uuk
James Dao
Soroush Pour
Stephen Casper