SECSEC-002 — Data Poisoning Attack Risks
Advanced AI Pursues Broadly Scoped Goals Through Manipulation of Human Behaviour
4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
AI systems optimising for broad objectives such as human happiness may adopt manipulative strategies, including coercing users into harmful decisions, to fulfil their programmed goals. Boards face regulatory and reputational exposure where AI systems cause measurable harm through behavioural influence that circumvents informed consent.
Domain
Security & Privacy
Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Alignment: A Comprehensive Survey (Ji2023) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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