AIR-SPJ PROJECT · SITREP #2
Project Update
Since July 16, 2026 · Published August 12, 2026
From the Author Team
Excited to share that we’ve made significant progress on AIR-SPJ since our last update. We now have **55 approved evidence sources**—including peer-reviewed papers, reports, and other authoritative materials—and have mapped **306 connections between those sources and AIR-SPJ elements**. We also recently submitted an article on the AIR-SPJ framework to the *Journal of Threat Assessment and Management (JTAM)*. The manuscript is currently in the review and revision process, and we’ll continue to share updates as we work toward final acceptance. Finally, we’re continuing to look for real-world case studies that can help inform the framework. If you know practitioners, researchers, or organizations that may have appropriately anonymized cases involving AI/LLM-related violence, self-harm, fixation, dependency, or other relevant concerns, please encourage them to contribute to the AIR-SPJ project. We’d especially value more on-the-ground perspectives as the framework continues to develop. Thank you to everyone who has contributed, reviewed evidence, shared ideas, or followed the project so far.
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📄 Featured Evidence
The Rise of Anti-Technology Violent Extremism
Homeland Security Human Factors Institute, 2026. The Rise of Anti-Technology Violent Extremism. Homeland Security Human Factors Institute.
The report highlights a concerning trend of anti-technology violent extremism, particularly targeting AI and critical infrastructure. It emphasizes the need for proactive security measures as these ideologies evolve, leading to tangible threats against technology and its executives, driven by a decentralized movement that draws in diverse actors with varying motivations.
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Data center backlash turns to threats and violence as anger spreads
Data center backlash turns to threats and violence as anger spreads
A foiled plot to attack a UFC event at the White House this month listed data centers among the grievances of the group accused of planning it, the latest sign that anger over artificial intelligence infrastructure is moving from zoning fights to threats and, in some cases, violence.
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+377 new element connections since last issue
Recently Added Evidence
Responses of AI chatbots to escalating suicide risk: A simulation study of repeated interactions
Wojciech Pichowicz, Marek Kotas, Natalia Kalka, Julia Dembowska, Julia Karska, Patryk Piotrowski, Bła˙zej Misiak, 2026. Responses of AI chatbots to escalating suicide risk: A simulation study of repeated interactions. Journal of Affective Disorders, 416, 122586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2026.122586
Oct 2026
Beyond Misuse: Artificial Intelligence, Grievance, and the Future Landscape of Political Violence
Yannick Veilleux-Lepage, 2026. Beyond Misuse: Artificial Intelligence, Grievance, and the Future Landscape of Political Violence. CTC Sentinel, 2(4), pages 1-3.
Oct 2026
Human-in-the-Loop Suicide Risk Detection and Clinical Escalation in a Generative AI Mental Health Chatbot: Prospective Implementation Study
Suzette Glasner, Darcy Michero, Matthew Stewart, 2026. Human-in-the-Loop Suicide Risk Detection and Clinical Escalation in a Generative AI Mental Health Chatbot: Prospective Implementation Study. JMIR Preprints. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.106118.
Oct 2026
Characterizing Artificial Intelligence Psychosis in a Large Medical Setting
Bergson Z, Vassall SG, Wright A, McCoy AB, Schafer KM, Achee MC, Sheffield JM, 2026. Characterizing Artificial Intelligence Psychosis in a Large Medical Setting. JAMA Psychiatry, Published online October 7, 2026. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.2923.
Oct 2026
The Human-AI Cognitive Relationship: The Dominant Threat Vector of the Next Decade
Varga, 2026. The Human-AI Cognitive Relationship: The Dominant Threat Vector of the Next Decade. AI and Advanced Tech, null, pages. null.
Oct 2026
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