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34se-34
Ma

Manipul.

Severity5/10

Behavioral Manipulation

Use of AI systems to subtly influence human behavior towards commercial or political goals using algorithmic persuasion techniques.

Periodic recordHuman-AIarXiv2025

Pegah Nokhiz, Aravinda Kanchana Ruwanpathirana

Mitigation Strategy

Legal banning of Dark Patterns, transparency in persuasive recommendation systems, and regulation of behavioral microtargeting.

Atomic Number

34

Ma

Risk ID

se-34

Severity

5/10

Severity Level

34
Human-AI
se-34
Ma

Manipul.

Behavioral Manipulation

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Behavioral Manipulation

Ma
Severity Level5/10

Definition

Use of AI systems to subtly influence human behavior towards commercial or political goals using algorithmic persuasion techniques.

Mitigation Strategy

Legal banning of Dark Patterns, transparency in persuasive recommendation systems, and regulation of behavioral microtargeting.

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