SECSEC-004 — Infrastructure Security Gaps
ML Systems Enabling Psychological Manipulation and Surveillance Capitalism
4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Machine learning systems are designed to exploit behavioural data for profit, creating incentive structures that enable psychological manipulation, dehumanisation, and amplification of harmful content at scale. Boards face material reputational, regulatory, and ethical liability where AI deployment prioritises engagement over user welfare.
Domain
Security & Privacy
Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — The Risks of Machine Learning Systems (Tan2022) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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