Nudges From Abroad: Investigating American Vulnerability to Foreign Choice Architecture

Abstract

This thesis uses a future scenario methodology to examine how China could use modern artificial intelligence (AI) and data tools to nudge the United States away from liberal democracy. The study imagines the period surrounding the 2032 federal elections in the United States and identifies three critical uncertainties to craft a set of plausible future scenarios. Each scenario narrative is examined for implications, and the wide ranging set of findings are leveraged to offer a set of conclusions and recommendations. In general, the reappears to be a set of risks surrounding the intersection of data surveillance, AI, and democracy. Specifically, the tools of commercial data capture could be used by foreign governments to alter behavioral patterns of Americans. The effects of these risks range from the loss of individual or corporate autonomy to the potential breakdown of the liberal democratic order.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1213493

Entities

People

  • Joshua A. Henson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Data Analysis
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Neuropsychology
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Ideologies
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Social Media
  • Sociopolitics

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy