Title: The dark side of artificial intelligence

Authors: Hokey Min

Addresses: Department of Management, Maurer Center 358K, Schmidthorst College of Business, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, USA

Abstract: As a powerful icon of the fourth industrial revolution, artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to transform our quality of life, work habits, and society as a whole. Such transformation brought a great deal of excitement and hope for better living environments in the future. Although AI can be a primary driver for enhancing human capabilities beyond what has been known and accomplished, we should exercise caution regarding AIs hype. Once blindsided by the AI hype, AI can make our lives more miserable than delightful. AI can present a range of concerns and risks, including job displacement, deepfakes, privacy invasion, misinformation, cybersecurity threats, and social manipulation with biased learning outcomes. Considering these concerns and risks, AI adopters should develop strategic action plans to mitigate the potential harms and risks of AI. With that in mind, this paper sheds light on the dark side of AI and proposes viable solutions that help maximise the benefits of AI.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; dark side; action plans; qualitative research; content analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGAIB.2026.151820

International Journal of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Business, 2026 Vol.1 No.1/2, pp.199 - 209

Received: 30 Jun 2025
Accepted: 01 Jul 2025
Published online: 20 Feb 2026 *