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Operation Foresight Research Sources

Date: 2025-04-23

Documentation Framework

This document provides a comprehensive index of all Operation Foresight research documents, organized by research phase. Each document is properly cited and directly linked to enable seamless access to the original source material.

Introduction

Operation Foresight employs a structured, logic primitive-based research approach through five distinct phases, producing a series of research documents that build on each other to form a comprehensive analysis of AI cybersecurity threats and governance frameworks. This page serves as a central repository of all source documents, organized by research phase.

Phase 0: Initialization

Document Description
research-phases.html Outlines the five key research phases and methodology structure
scope-definition.html Establishes the boundaries and focus areas of the research project
threat-typologies.html Initial categorization schema for AI threat vectors
scm-triggers.html Defines conditions that activate Strategic Curiosity Mode exploration

Phase 1: Observation

Document Description
raw-ai-threats.html Unfiltered documentation of emerging AI threat observations
raw-governance-failures.html Unfiltered observations of governance gaps and failures
critical-signals.html Filtered and classified critical signals from raw observations
observation-matrix.html Systematic matrix mapping observations across domains

Phase 2: Definition

Document Description
threat-vector-profiles.html Comprehensive profiles of six key AI threat vectors
governance-model-taxonomy.html Structured taxonomy of AI governance approaches
public-private-control-analysis.html Analysis of control asymmetry between public and private sectors
regulatory-approach-comparison.html Comparative analysis of different regulatory frameworks

Phase 3: Inference

Document Description
framework-gaps.html Analysis of critical gaps in existing governance frameworks
governance-effectiveness.html Assessment of effectiveness metrics for governance approaches
second-order-effects.html Analysis of cascading and emergent impacts from primary threats
threat-governance-interactions.html Interaction patterns between threats and governance responses

Phase 4: Synthesis

Document Description
recommendations.html Strategic and policy recommendations based on research findings
report-outline.html Structured outline for final comprehensive report
threat-matrix.html Comprehensive matrix mapping threats, governance responses and mitigations
visualizations-needed.html Specifications for data visualizations to support findings

Phase 5: Adaptation

Document Description
completeness-review.html Review of research completeness and identification of remaining gaps
final-report.html Final comprehensive research report incorporating all phases
output-format-decisions.html Documentation of decisions regarding report presentation and formats
scm-integration.html Integration of insights from Strategic Curiosity Mode explorations

Strategic Curiosity Mode Documents

Document Description
trigger-log.html Record of Strategic Curiosity Mode trigger activations
integration-decisions.html Documentation of decisions regarding SCM findings integration
exploration-template.html Template for Strategic Curiosity Mode exploration sessions

AI Governance Sources

The following external references were used to analyze AI governance frameworks, regulatory approaches, and policy challenges.

Global AI Regulation and Governance
Socio-economic Repercussions of Rapid AI Development
AI Governance Trends to Watch
Source: weforum.org
Global Framework for AI Governance
Cross-jurisdictional Regulatory Analysis of AI
Bridging the Gap Between AI Implementation and Governance
A Dynamic Governance Model for AI
The Three Challenges of AI Regulation
Co-Governance and the Future of AI Regulation
Regulating Under Uncertainty: Governance Options for Generative AI

Threat Observation Sources

The following external references were used during the observation phase to gather insights on emerging AI threats, cybersecurity challenges, and governance frameworks.

AI-Driven Attack Evolution: Novel Methods and Countermeasures
Generative AI in Cybersecurity: Opportunities and Threats
The Emerging Threat of AI-driven Cyber Attacks
Emerging Cyber Threats in 2023
Emerging Attack Vectors in Cyber Security
Emerging Threats & Vulnerabilities: How to Prepare for 2025
How AI is Transforming Threat Intelligence
Source: gapii.xyz
Types of Cyberattacks that Manipulate Behavior of AI Systems
Source: nist.gov
Adversarial Machine Learning: Detection, Protection, and Resilience
Comprehensive Analysis of New Attack Vectors
AI Security Risks 2025
Evaluating Potential Cybersecurity Threats of Advanced AI
Impact of AI on Cyber Threat
Cyber Signals Issue 9: AI-powered Deception
Top Threat Actors, Malware Vulnerabilities and Exploits
Machine Learning for Cybersecurity: Proactive Defense
Top Five Cyberattack Vectors
AI Cybersecurity Threats and Defense
Source: eviden.com
Attack Vectors and Breach Methods
Source: balbix.com
Neural Network Security Analysis: Risks and Mitigations
AI Attacks: Novel Risks or Simply Iterations of Existing Challenges
Source: knostic.ai
AI-powered Cyberattacks
Biggest Cybersecurity Threats 2025
Source: weforum.org
The Emerging Threat of Machine Learning in Cyberattacks

Citation Format

When citing these documents in research outputs or presentations, please use the following format:

Operation Foresight. (2025). [Document Title]. VarioResearch. Retrieved from projects/VarioResearch/pages/[filename].html