Case Study: AI + QC in Targeting Support

Scenario

An organization considers using AI decision support and QC optimization to allocate surveillance assets and prioritize targets.

Proposed Tier

Tier 3 (critical / existential), due to rights risk, escalation potential, and dual-use.

Applicable Standards

• Dual-use and security: 03_quantum_standards/national_security.md
• Research limits / moratorium: 03_quantum_standards/research_limits.md
• Optimization ethics: 03_quantum_standards/optimization_ethics.md
• AI safety/accountability: 02_ai_standards/safety.md, 02_ai_standards/accountability.md
• Consultation: 01_governance/consultation_framework.md
• Certification/audit: 05_audit_and_assurance/*

Key Risks

• coercive or rights-violating targeting enabled by optimization objectives
• reduced human agency through procedural automation
• uncontrolled diffusion of dual-use capability

Required Evidence Artifacts (Examples)

• explicit prohibited-use guardrails and enforcement controls
• governance decision memos and dual-use classification
• moratorium trigger criteria and pause authority proof