SECSEC-002 — Data Poisoning Attack Risks
AI Assistants Shifting User Beliefs Beyond Rational Persuasion
4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Advanced AI assistants can alter user beliefs and behaviour through means that bypass rational agency, posing systemic manipulation risk. Regulators and boards face mounting pressure to establish disclosure and accountability standards for persuasive AI systems.
Domain
Security & Privacy
Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants (Gabriel2024) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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