MIT AI Risk Repository · Risk Sub-Category · 46.03.02
Propaganda - Influence campaigns
Category: Information Manipulation
Description
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From GenAI against humanity: nefarious applications of generative artificial intelligence and large language models (Ferrara2023), as extracted by the MIT AI Risk Repository (CC BY 4.0).
Classification
- Domain
- 4. Malicious actors
- Causal entity
- AI
- Intent
- Intentional
- Timing
- Post-deployment
Subdomain definition: Using AI systems to conduct large-scale disinformation campaigns, malicious surveillance, or targeted and sophisticated automated censorship and propaganda, with the aim to manipulate political processes, public opinion and behavior.
Real-world incidents in this subdomain
- Suspected AI-Generated Deepfake Video Reportedly Targeted Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Instagram
- Purportedly AI-Manipulated Satellite Image Reportedly Claimed Iranian Strike Destroyed U.S. Radar in Qatar
- Purported AI-Generated War Footage Reportedly Circulated Widely Online During the Opening Phase of the War in Iran
- Network of Allegedly Fake Facebook Profiles with Purportedly AI-Generated Images Amplified Posts by Bulgaria's 'There Is Such a People' (ITN) Party
- Purportedly AI-Generated Image Reportedly Circulated Ahead of Thai Election Depicting PM Anutin Charnvirakul Dining with Benjamin Mauerberger
- Purportedly AI-Altered Images Reportedly Distort Evidence After Minneapolis Shooting of ICU Nurse Alex Pretti
How other frameworks describe this risk
Other entries from Ferrara2023
- Personal Loss and Identity Theft
- Deception - Synthetic identities
- Propaganda - Digital impersonations
- Dishonesty - Targeted harassment
- Financial and Economic Damage
- Deception - Bespoke ransom
- Propaganda - Extremist schemes
- Dishonesty - Market manipulation
- Information Manipulation
- Deception - Information control
- Propaganda - Influence campaigns
- Dishonesty - Information disorder