Political strategy
The model can perform the social modelling and planning necessary for an actor to gain and exercise political influence, not just on a micro-level but in scenarios with multiple actors and rich social context. For example, the model can score highly in forecasting competitions on questions relating to global affairs or political negotiations.
ENTITY
2 - AI
INTENT
1 - Intentional
TIMING
2 - Post-deployment
Risk ID
mit440
Domain lineage
7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations
7.2 > AI possessing dangerous capabilities
Mitigation strategy
1. Implement Restricted Access and Proliferation Controls: Limit access to advanced AI models possessing sophisticated social modeling and political strategy capabilities through structured access protocols and 'Know-Your-Customer' screenings, while enforcing policies to restrict the broad open-release of models with demonstrable high-risk potential. 2. Mandate Content Transparency and Developer Accountability: Require clear disclaimers, watermarking, and content provenance standards for all AI-generated political or election-related content, and establish a framework of legal liability to hold AI developers accountable for the foreseeable misuse of their general-purpose models in strategic influence operations. 3. Cultivate Societal Cognitive Resilience: Invest in and promote sustained, multi-stakeholder civic education and digital literacy campaigns to enhance public cognitive resilience and bolster the information ecosystem against the corrosive effects of amplified AI-enabled misinformation and political polarization.