In the hierarchy

1. Part II: Societal & Human Concerns
2. D10. Misinformation, Manipulation & Democracy
3. 10.3 Manipulation of individuals

Virtues and principles to explore

Held as inquiry, not as a verdict.

• Truthfulness

  Center principle

  Every claim sourced. Uncertainty stated as such. Never trade in fear.

• Meaningful conversation

  Trust

  Conversation builds the language of a new reality.

• Unity

  Unity

  Many perspectives, one shared picture.

Starter questions

Written to probe curiosity and learning, not accusation.

1. 01If a colleague raised this concern tomorrow, how would we receive it as inquiry rather than accusation?
2. 02What capacity would we need — in people, in the institution, in the tools — to meet this well?
3. 03What would Unity require of us here, before we proceed?
4. 04What might we be missing if we treat “Political persuasion via chatbot” only as a technical problem?

Also on this branch

• Personalized persuasion at scale16
• Emotional manipulation25
• Cognitive-bias exploitation25
• Sunk-cost and engagement traps16
• Financial-decision manipulation16
• Health-decision manipulation16

Frameworks and sources

• OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitorincidents
• AI Incident Databaseincidents
• International humanitarian law (IHL)framework

  The body of law that governs the conduct of armed conflict and the protection of people who are not fighting, which applies to AI used in or for conflict.