Artificial intelligence and new threats to international psychological securityстатья
Статья опубликована в журнале из списка RSCI Web of Science
Информация о цитировании статьи получена из
Scopus
Статья опубликована в журнале из списка Web of Science и/или Scopus
Дата последнего поиска статьи во внешних источниках: 28 февраля 2020 г.
Аннотация:This article analyzes new threats to international psychological security (IPS)posed by the malicious use of artificial intelligence (MUAI) by aggressive actorsin international relations and discusses international terrorism as such anactor. Compared with the positive applications of AI, MUAI as related to securitythreats is a much less studied area.This study is based on a system analysis. To identify the MUAI-related threatsterrorist organizations pose, the authors actively used scenario analysis and, inparticular, case analysis.This article defines and establishes the IPS domain and provides possibleMUAI classifications based on implementability, territorial coverage, the degreeof damage, and the speed and forms of propagation. The authors lay outcurrent and prospective MUAI-based threats to IPS, such as the reorientation ofcommercial AI systems, the creation of ‘deepfakes' and Fake People, the settingand amplification of a manipulative agenda, and the use of prognostic weapons.Factors are singled out that complicate the minimization of damage caused byterrorists to IPS from MUAI. To assess the possible impacts of AI-based terroristattacks on IPS, the article discusses scenarios of possible terrorist attacks andtheir consequences, and recommends preventive measures.This study confirms that MUAI elevates threats to IPS to a qualitatively newlevel, which requires an adequate assessment and reaction from society. Thecomprehension of new threats-the number of which will only grow-lagsbehind the fast-changing realities of the modern world. With the goal of harmingsociety, asocial actors, including terrorist organizations, can use AI systems thatare rapidly spreading and becoming less expensive. Interdisciplinary researchprojects are needed in order to find out how the use of AI can strengthen“traditional” levers of influence on the public consciousness and counter MUAI. The study is based on a system analysis of the role of AI in the security sphere, with particular attention given to threats to IPS posed by muAI. The authors actively used scenario analysis to simulate muAI situations. to make their expert assessments more objective, the authors used historical analogies, which also helped prognosticate how the psychological/communication effect of sabotage, including terrorist acts, would be employed in a society where AI is widely used. to assess individual malicious uses of AI, the authors used case analysis. The objectives of the study required using several groups of primary and secondary sources. Primary sources included official publications of federal agencies, including reports by security agencies, statistics, opinion poll surveys, and mass media reports. Secondary sources included mostly monographs