SECSEC-004 — Infrastructure Security Gaps
AI-Driven Computational Propaganda Deployed in UK Brexit Referendum
4/5Sector: GovernmentGeography: UKStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
Automated political messaging was used to manipulate public opinion during the Brexit referendum, marking an early instance of AI-enabled computational propaganda in democratic processes. Regulators and boards face mounting pressure to govern AI systems capable of subverting electoral integrity at scale.
Domain
Security & Privacy
Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — The Rise of Artificial Intelligence - Future Outlooks and Emerging Risks (Allianz2018) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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