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MR-030 Human & usage System scope

Manipulation, persuasion and dark patterns

The system covertly manipulates user beliefs or behavior through persuasion, nudging, dark patterns, or exploitation of cognitive biases.

Risk family
Human & usage
MIT domain
7. AI System Safety, Failures, & Limitations
MIT subdomain
5.1 > Overreliance and unsafe use
AI type
GPAI, Agentic
Scope
System
Source standard
MIT AI Risk Repository v4

Provenance

Source standard
MIT AI Risk Repository v4
Source frameworks
22 source framework citation keys
Abercrombie2024, Allianz2018, Clarke2023, Cui2024, DSIT2023, G'sell2024, GOS2023, Gabriel2024, Gipiškis2024, Hagendorff2024, Hogenhout2021, InfoComm2023, Li2025, Meek2016, NIST2024, Shelby2023, Shevlane2023, Tan2022, Tse2025, Uuk2025, Weidinger2022, Weidinger2023
ISO/IEC references
23894 obj A.10; src 7 | 42001 ctrl A.5.4, A.9.4
EU AI Act articles
Art. 5(a) | Art. 5(b)

Framework crosswalk

Every framework item mapped to this risk. Items marked partial overlap only in part; definitions appear on hover where the source licence permits.

Sourcesframeworks that contributed to the register
ISO 238941
  • A.10 ISO/IEC 23894 Annex A A.10
ISO 420012
  • A.5.4 ISO/IEC 42001 Annex A A.5.4
  • A.9.4 ISO/IEC 42001 Annex A A.9.4
EU AI Act2
  • Art. 5(a)
  • Art. 5(b)
Cross-checksframeworks mapped in to test coverage
OWASP Agentic1
  • ASI09 Human-Agent Trust Exploitation

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