Socio-technical and Infrastructural
Lastly, broader harms that can impact communities, societal structures, and critical infrastructures, including threats to democratic processes, social cohesion, and technological systems, are captured under “Societal, Socio-technical, and Infrastructural Damage.”
ENTITY
3 - Other
INTENT
1 - Intentional
TIMING
2 - Post-deployment
Risk ID
mit719
Domain lineage
4. Malicious Actors & Misuse
4.1 > Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
Mitigation strategy
1. **Implement advanced, hybrid content integrity systems:** Integrate technological tools, such as AI-powered detection and credibility labeling, with human expertise for content moderation and the timely, transparent removal of demonstrably harmful and illegal content, including disinformation and deepfakes, to directly fortify the integrity of information spaces and electoral processes. 2. **Develop and scale targeted digital and media literacy programs:** Systemically invest in and deploy long-term educational initiatives to cultivate critical thinking, media literacy, and civic literacy across demographics, thereby enhancing individual and societal resilience against sophisticated influence campaigns and the erosion of social cohesion. 3. **Establish robust AI governance frameworks and threat intelligence:** Mandate pre-deployment risk assessments for dual-use AI systems and implement continuous, intelligence-driven monitoring and auditing of model behavior to proactively identify, mitigate, and disrupt malicious actors' attempts to weaponize AI for large-scale social engineering and strategic subversion.