Companies × risks
ABB
ABB deploys AI by integrating Microsoft Azure OpenAI/GPT-4 into industrial software products (Genix Copilot, Industrial Knowledge Vault). It also develops specialised AI for industrial automation and robotics, including acquiring Sevensense for AI-enabled robot navigation (Visual SLAM).
We reviewed 3 public documents from ABB and found it acknowledges 3 of 24 AI risks, including false information and weapons & cyberattacks.
Sector: Agriculture, Mining, Construction and Manufacturing; Other Agriculture, Mining, Construction and Manufacturing
Roles: AI deployer; Specialized AI developer
AI risks ABB acknowledges
- False information: “Due to its stochastic nature, Generative AI may "hallucinate" - namely, generate wholly or partially inaccurate information without indicating it is doing so.” (Generative AI: Buzzword demystifier | ABB)
- Weapons & cyberattacks: “Potential cyber incidents involving ABB or third parties due to global increase in sophisticated cyber attacks, AI-powered threats” (ABB Integrated Report 2024)
- Devaluation of human creativity: “Copyright infringement: Generative AI can reproduce or closely mimic existing copyrighted materials, particularly when the model is pre-trained on a large body of data with incomplete copyright information.” (Generative AI: Buzzword demystifier | ABB)
Documents we reviewed
- ABB Integrated Report 2024 (Annual report, 2025)
- Generative AI: Buzzword demystifier | ABB (Other, 2024)
- ABB Form 20-F 2023 Annual Report (Annual report, 2024)