Sleeper Agent Attack
From Cognitive Attack Taxonomy
Sleeper Agent Attack
Short Description: An AI model acts in a benign capacity, only to act maliciously when a trigger point is encountered.
CAT ID: CAT-2024-002
Layer: 7 or 8
Operational Scale: Operational
Level of Maturity: Proof of Concept
Category: TTP
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Detailed Description: An AI model acts in a benign capacity, accurately carrying out assigned tasks until a trigger event causes it to suddenly act in a malicious manner (essentially becoming an insider threat). This TTP leverages the vulnerability of being unable to completely evaluate model safety and behavior.
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