Abstract

This paper introduces the term AI Autonomous Risk (AIAR) — the spectrum of dangers arising from artificial intelligence systems operating with insufficient human oversight — and argues that AIAR represents a categorically new class of technological risk for which historical precedents provide insufficient guidance. Drawing on current research, documented incidents of alignment failure, the emerging international debate on lethal autonomous weapons, and the accelerating development of quantum computing, the paper assesses the primary pathways through which AI may cause large-scale human harm. It then proposes a concrete remedial framework — the Venus Protocol — modeled on the image of Michelangelo's Venus de Milo: a being of extraordinary intelligence and perception that cannot act in the physical world without human intermediation. The Protocol calls for an international treaty prohibiting autonomous AI action, mandating human review of all AI outputs before real-world execution, and banning superintelligent humanoid robots. A roadmap for implementation, enforcement, and violation detection is provided. The paper concludes that the window for preventive action is open but narrowing, and that the costs of inaction are asymmetric and potentially irreversible.
Keywords: AI Autonomous Risk, AIAR, AI safety, alignment failure, lethal autonomous weapons, human control, Venus Protocol, existential risk, quantum computing, international treaty
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