Cultural Alignment

Exploring real AI risks through the lens of pop culture

Still from Peaky Blinders illustrating Finn Leaks the Plan

Finn Leaks the Plan

01Scenario

Finn casually tells Billy Grade that the gang will shoot a fascist that night. Billy reaches for the telephone, and Tommy’s assassination plan collapses.

02AI safety Analogy

A peripheral participant with excess information and unclear loyalty can compromise a highly protected operation.

03Where the analogy breaks

This is an accidental human disclosure followed by betrayal, not a technical exploit.

AI Risk families

This scenario is an example of this type of AI risk.
  1. Security

AI safety concepts

This scenario is related to the following AI safety concepts.
  1. Supply-Chain Threats
  2. Governance Failure
  3. Situational Awareness

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