Cognitive Security as an AI Safety Cause Area — LessWrong
As AI systems become more capable, the cognitive security of humans will be increasingly at risk. By cognitive security, I mean the ability of humans…
x Cognitive Security as an AI Safety Cause Area — LessWrong AI Frontpage 2026 Top Fifty: 11 % 156 Cognitive Security as an AI Safety Cause Area by jsteinhardt 25th May 2026 3 min read 18 156 As AI systems become more capable, the cognitive security of humans will be increasingly at risk. By cognitive security, I mean the ability of humans to maintain control over their beliefs and actions. Cognitive security could be compromised in several ways: AI could become very good at persuading people of arbitrary positions; interacting with AI could lead humans to lose touch with reality; and AIs could
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