Violent Ideation Shared With AI

Description

The person discloses fantasies, threats, plans, grudges, revenge thinking, or admiration for attackers.

Rationale

Violent ideation disclosed in AI conversation is direct evidence of the content of the person's thinking. Unlike ideation disclosed to a human — which is subject to social desirability effects — AI disclosures may be more candid, more detailed, and more revealing of actual planning. The specificity, target identification, and rehearsal quality of the ideation are all relevant.

Evidence Base

• “God has helped us, and so will AI”: How the Terrorist Group Boko Haram Uses Frontier AI

  Antonia Juelich, 2026. “God has helped us, and so will AI”: How the Terrorist Group Boko Haram Uses Frontier AI. Frontier AI Working Paper Series, No. 1/2026.

  AI company report

• Anthropomorphism in AI Companion Communities: Age, Gender, and Emotional Correlates

  Afia Mubashir, Boden Moraski, Stephanie Choi, Rose E. Guingrich, 2026. Anthropomorphism in AI Companion Communities: Age, Gender, and Emotional Correlates. arXiv, 2606.30942. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.30942

  Preprint

• 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)

• Assessing AI’s Influence On Violence Risk

  Crimando, 2026. Assessing AI’s Influence On Violence Risk. Continuity Insights.

  News / journalism