2025/10/28 by Aaron R. Allred, Allred, Aaron R., Erin E. Richardson +14
Decision Sciences · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Free Will and Agency #Human-Automation Interaction and Safety #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #Personal Information Management and User Behavior
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2511.11595
openalex publication_date 2025/10/28 · openalex created_date 2025/11/19 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Technological systems increasingly mediate human information exchange, spanning interactions among humans as well as between humans and artificial agents. The unprecedented scale and reliance on information disseminated through these systems substantially expand the scope of information-based influence that can both enable and undermine sound decision-making. Consequently, understanding and protecting decision-making today faces growing challenges, as individuals and organizations must navigate evolving opportunities and information-based threats across varied domains and information environments. While these risks are widely recognized, research remains fragmented: work evaluating information-based threat phenomena has progressed largely in isolation from foundational studies of human information processing. In this review, we synthesize insights from both domains to identify shared cognitive mechanisms that mediate vulnerability to information-based threats and shape behavioral outcomes. Finally, we outline directions for future research aimed at integrating these perspectives, emphasizing the importance of such integration for mitigating human vulnerabilities and aligning human-machine representations.