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This tool maps what large global companies say in public about AI risk. We reviewed public documents from roughly 200 of the world's largest companies. We coded every risk they acknowledge against the AI Risk Repository taxonomy.

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Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale

Using AI systems to conduct large-scale disinformation campaigns, malicious surveillance, or targeted and sophisticated automated censorship and propaganda, with the aim of manipulating political processes, public opinion, and behavior.

15 of the world's largest companies we reviewed acknowledge the AI risk "Disinformation & influence", including Microsoft, SAP and IBM.

Which companies acknowledge this risk?

  • Microsoft: “Systems that could restrict, infringe upon, or undermine the ability to realize an individual's human rights, e.g., computer vision-based systems deployed in public spaces that could restrict rights to assembly.” (Responsible AI Transparency Report | Microsoft)
  • SAP: “Human surveillance ... utilized for targeting individuals or groups, either by biometrics, facial recognition, or other identifiable features, with the purpose of disregarding or abusing the rights of the individuals or groups.” (SAP AI Ethics Handbook 2025)
  • IBM: “The growth of generative AI has raised concern that this technology could disrupt major elections across the world. With AI deepfakes, a candidate's image can be smeared... Voters can be steered toward or away from candidates... a surge of AI deepfakes could erode the public's trust in what they see and hear.” (Foundation models: Opportunities, risks and mitigations)
  • Amazon: “prohibits the use of AWS AI services... (1) for intentional disinformation or deception” (Amazon 2025 Proxy Statement)
  • Alphabet (Google): “generative AI makes it easier than ever to create new content, but it can also raise questions about trustworthiness of information, like we see with ‘deepfakes.’ As more than 1 billion people around the world head to the voting booth in 2024, our teams are particularly focused on maintaining the integrity of information related to elections on our platforms.” (End-to-end responsibility: A lifecycle approach to AI (May 2024))
  • American Express: “These risks to our brand and reputation... are heightened by the increasing sophistication and availability of artificial intelligence technology, including by assisting with the creation of deepfakes and increasing the velocity of distribution of disinformation.” (American Express 2024 Annual Report)
  • Coinbase: “generative AI has the ability to supercharge disinformation... we've already seen this come to life, from faked images showing the Pentagon was attacked to how AI is being used in the Russia-Ukraine war to spread disinformation.” (Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI): Complementary Technologies That Can Make Each Other Better)
  • Intel: “Such models can be used to create convincing deepfake video and audio content. For example, an AI-generated hoax of an explosion at the Pentagon went viral.” (Intel Responsible AI - E Book - Rev 2.6)
  • Meta: “...accuracy, misinformation and deepfakes (including related to elections) ...” (Meta - Form 10-K 2025 Annual Report)
  • Nomura Research Institute: “Deepfakes: Synthetic media that can mislead stakeholders or distort public perception.” (NRI - ESG Databook 2025)
  • Palantir: “Such systems have swiftly been adopted into workflows - both productive and malicious (e.g., producing misinformation at previously unprecedented quality and scale).” (Palantir Australia Response to Supporting Responsible AI ...)
  • Salesforce: “Salesforce evaluated the risks associated with facial recognition, including concerns about ... the potential misuse for intrusive surveillance.” (Salesforce Trusted AI Impact Report)
  • Mastercard: “Other nefarious groups could employ AI agents to plant misinformation, influence populations and disrupt national elections or emergency responses.” (Securing Tomorrow: Preparing for an always-on, AI-powered future)
  • Roche: “Persistent false information (deliberate or unintended) ... significantly alters public opinion, accelerated through the fast rise of artificial intelligence.” (Roche's Annual Report 2024 - Roche)
  • Vale: “The use of biased information in the training of AI systems or the generation of manipulated information (fake news and deepfakes) can generate disinformation about Vale and negatively influence public opinion.” (Vale 2024 integrated report)