D10 — Targeted Violence Pathway
AI-Assisted Grievance Narrative
Description
AI helps write or refine the person's justification for violence.
Rationale
AI assistance in constructing a grievance narrative — the story the person tells about why they are justified in harming others — is directly relevant because the narrative serves as the moral and motivational architecture of targeted violence. A more organized, coherent, and rhetorically complete narrative may correlate with reduced inhibition and increased commitment.
Evidence Base
Assessing AI’s Influence On Violence Risk
Crimando, 2026. Assessing AI’s Influence On Violence Risk. Continuity Insights.
News / journalismIntelligent 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)