FOR STAKEHOLDERS
August 31, 2024
Over the past decade, two major phenomena have developed in
the digital realm. On the one hand, extremism has grown massively
on the Internet, with sprawling online ecosystems hosting a wide
range of radical subcultures and communities associated with
both ‘stochastic terrorism’ and the ‘mainstreaming of extremism’.
On the other hand, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undergone
exponential improvement: from ChatGPT to video deepfakes,
from autonomous vehicles to face-recognition CCTV systems,
an array of AI technologies has abruptly entered our everyday
lives. This report examines ‘AI extremism’, the toxic encounter
of these two evolutions – each worrying in its own right. Like past
technological progress, AI will indeed be – in fact already is – used
in various ways to bolster extremist agendas. Identifying the many
opportunities for action that come with a range of AI models, and
linking them with different types of extremist actors, we offer a clear
overview of the numerous facets of AI extremism. Building on the
nascent academic and government literature on the issue as well
as on our own empirical and theoretical work, we provide new
typologies and concepts to help us organize our understanding of
AI extremism, systematically chart its instantiations, and highlight
thinking points for stakeholders in countering violent extremism.
August 14, 2024
Over the past decade, two major phenomena have developed in
the digital realm. On the one hand, extremism has grown massively
on the Internet, with sprawling online ecosystems hosting a wide
range of radical subcultures and communities associated with
both ‘stochastic terrorism’ and the ‘mainstreaming of extremism’.
On the other hand, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undergone
exponential improvement: from ChatGPT to video deepfakes,
from autonomous vehicles to face-recognition CCTV systems,
an array of AI technologies has abruptly entered our everyday
lives. This report examines ‘AI extremism’, the toxic encounter
of these two evolutions – each worrying in its own right. Like past
technological progress, AI will indeed be – in fact already is – used
in various ways to bolster extremist agendas. Identifying the many
opportunities for action that come with a range of AI models, and
linking them with different types of extremist actors, we offer a clear
overview of the numerous facets of AI extremism. Building on the
nascent academic and government literature on the issue as well
as on our own empirical and theoretical work, we provide new
typologies and concepts to help us organize our understanding of
AI extremism, systematically chart its instantiations, and highlight
thinking points for stakeholders in countering violent extremism.
May 23, 2024
Over the past decade, two major phenomena have developed in
the digital realm. On the one hand, extremism has grown massively
on the Internet, with sprawling online ecosystems hosting a wide
range of radical subcultures and communities associated with
both ‘stochastic terrorism’ and the ‘mainstreaming of extremism’.
On the other hand, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undergone
exponential improvement: from ChatGPT to video deepfakes,
from autonomous vehicles to face-recognition CCTV systems,
an array of AI technologies has abruptly entered our everyday
lives. This report examines ‘AI extremism’, the toxic encounter
of these two evolutions – each worrying in its own right. Like past
technological progress, AI will indeed be – in fact already is – used
in various ways to bolster extremist agendas. Identifying the many
opportunities for action that come with a range of AI models, and
linking them with different types of extremist actors, we offer a clear
overview of the numerous facets of AI extremism. Building on the
nascent academic and government literature on the issue as well
as on our own empirical and theoretical work, we provide new
typologies and concepts to help us organize our understanding of
AI extremism, systematically chart its instantiations, and highlight
thinking points for stakeholders in countering violent extremism.
December 21, 2023
This report is based on the views expressed during, and short papers contributed by speakers at, a workshop organised by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service as part of its Academic Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement (AOSE) and Analysis and Exploitation of Information Sources (AXIS) programs. Offered as a means to support ongoing discussion, the report does not constitute an analytical document, nor does it represent any formal position of the organisations involved. The workshop was conducted under the Chatham House rule; therefore no attributions are made and the identity of speakers and participants is not disclosed.
You can read the whole report at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jn9pVjmgbUlBdM98F74qX6GbFSsUsqpt/view?usp=sharing
December 17, 2023
Support & Resources for Hate Crimes or Hate Incidents Act2EndRacism Web: https://act2endracism.ca/ Text “hi” to 1-587-507-3838 Alberta Human Rights Commission Web: https://albertahumanrights.ab.ca/Pages/default.aspx Confidential Inquiry Line 780-427-7661 Email AHRC.Registrar@gov.ab.ca […]
October 13, 2023
Emerging communication technologies, and social media platforms in particular, play an increasingly important role in the radicalization and mobilization processes of violent and non-violent extremists (Archetti, […]
October 13, 2023
Anders Breivik’s 1,518-page document released prior to the killing of 77 people at a government center and summer camp in Oslo, Norway in 2011. Brenton Tarrant’s […]
May 21, 2022
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe has been working for over 20 years to promote a more inclusive and more […]
May 21, 2022
Abstract: Violence-free family ties, non-violent peers or attachment to society have been pointed out as protective factors against different types of extremism and violent radicalization by […]
JOIN OUR MAILING LIST
Get the latest news updates from the ERIM centre.
BECOME A SUPPORTER
You can support this project and beyond.
CONTACT ERIM
Please share your thoughts and ideas about the project.
©2022 ERIM. All Rights Reserved.