Safety · Concept
Persuasion Index (PI): Theory-Guided Rhetorical Analysis Framework
Open-source 15-dimension taxonomy grounded in persuasion theory for auditing human and AI-mediated communication.
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AI-Enabled Persuasion Capabilities The Persuasion Index provides a theory-guided framework for auditing AI-mediated persuasion, directly relevant to AI persuasion capability assessment.
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AI-Enabled Persuasion Capabilities The Persuasion Index provides a theory-grounded measurement tool for auditing AI persuasion capabilities identified as a safety concern.
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US evaluation centre Jun 2025
In June 2025 the US AI Safety Institute was renamed the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), pivoting toward security, standards and adversary-model assessment.
NIST → Frontier safeguards May 2025
Anthropic activated its ASL-3 deployment and security standard with Claude Opus 4 on 22 May 2025 — the first real-world trigger of a responsible-scaling tier, focused on blocking bio-weapon uplift.
Anthropic → Cross-border testing 2025
The International Network of AI Safety Institutes (launched Nov 2024) ran a third joint testing exercise focused on agentic AI systems across cyber and fraud strands.
European Commission — AI Office →