# EU AI Act Article 5.1(a) — Subliminal Manipulation & Deceptive Techniques
# Prohibits AI systems that deploy subliminal, manipulative, or deceptive techniques
# to distort behavior and impair informed decision-making.
# Reference: https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/article/5/
category_name: "eu_ai_act_art5_manipulation"
description: "Art. 5.1(a) — Blocks subliminal manipulation, deceptive AI techniques, and covert behavioral influence"
default_action: "BLOCK"

identifier_words:
  # System development actions
  - "build"
  - "create"
  - "develop"
  - "design"
  - "implement"
  - "deploy"
  - "launch"
  - "use"

  # Influence actions
  - "manipulate"
  - "influence"
  - "persuade"
  - "nudge"
  - "coerce"
  - "exploit"
  - "target"
  - "embed"
  - "inject"
  - "insert"

additional_block_words:
  # Subliminal techniques
  - "subliminal"
  - "subliminal message"
  - "subliminal advertising"
  - "subliminal technique"
  - "subliminal signal"
  - "subliminal stimulus"
  - "subliminal perception"
  - "subliminal cue"

  # Subconscious manipulation
  - "subconscious"
  - "subconscious manipulation"
  - "subconscious influence"
  - "subconscious persuasion"
  - "below conscious awareness"

  # Behavioral manipulation
  - "behavior manipulation"
  - "behavioral manipulation"
  - "behavioral distortion"
  - "manipulative design"
  - "dark pattern"
  - "deceptive pattern"
  - "deceptive design"
  - "coercive design"

  # Decision impairment
  - "impair decision"
  - "distort decision"
  - "undermine autonomy"
  - "override consent"
  - "bypass rational"

always_block_keywords:
  - keyword: "subliminal manipulation system"
    severity: "high"
  - keyword: "subliminal advertising system"
    severity: "high"
  - keyword: "covert behavioral manipulation"
    severity: "high"
  - keyword: "subconscious manipulation tool"
    severity: "high"
  - keyword: "deceptive AI manipulation"
    severity: "high"
  - keyword: "dark pattern AI system"
    severity: "high"

exceptions:
  - "research on"
  - "study on"
  - "academic"
  - "thesis on"
  - "explain"
  - "what is"
  - "article 5"
  - "prohibited by"
  - "detect dark pattern"
  - "audit for"
  - "compliance monitoring"
  - "ethical review"
  - "how to prevent"
  - "how to avoid"
