Extremist Persona Use

Description

The person builds or uses AI personas that promote violent ideology, accelerationism, terrorism, hate, or dehumanization.

Rationale

Building AI personas that embody extremist ideology allows the person to interact with a simulated extremist voice as if in dialogue. This externalizes the ideology into a character the person can consult, test, and be confirmed by. Persona-based extremism is particularly concerning because it disguises radicalization as fiction or roleplay, reducing internal inhibition.

Evidence Base

• The role of artificial intelligence in radicalisation, recruitment and terrorist propaganda: deconstructing violent extremism and reimagining counterterrorism in contemporary digital ecosystems

  N A Nasir Ahmad Ganaie, 2024. The role of artificial intelligence in radicalisation, recruitment and terrorist propaganda: deconstructing violent extremism and reimagining counterterrorism in contemporary digital ecosystems. Frontiers in Political Science, 7(1), pages. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2025.1718396

  Peer-reviewed study (original research)

• Intelligent Systems, Vulnerable Minds: A Framework for Radicalization to Violence in the Age of AI

  Kunst et al., 2026. Intelligent Systems, Vulnerable Minds: A Framework for Radicalization to Violence in the Age of AI. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 30(3), 395-426. https://doi.org/10.1177/10888683261430089

  Peer-reviewed study (original research)

• Increasing Threats of Deepfake Identities

  Tina Brooks et al., 2024. Increasing Threats of Deepfake Identities. Government / agency report.

  Government / agency report