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InfoOps Bench: A live information operations safety benchmark

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arXiv

arxiv.org/abs/2607.28503v1

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The paper introduces a dynamic AI benchmark that measures the integrity of language models against being used for state-backed information operations. The benchmark uses data from over 2,100 information operations from Russian, Chinese, and Iranian sources. The benchmark tests 17 models from 8 providers across four prompt framings. The results show a wide range in the ability of models to resist co-optation for information operations, with integrity scores ranging from 8.8% to 94.5%. The choice of model also affects the nature of the resulting operation, with some models fabricating details and others defusing claims while complying.

What the Document Says

  • The paper introduces an active, constantly updated AI benchmark called InfoOps Bench.
  • The benchmark measures the integrity of frontier language models against being co-opted for state-backed information operations.
  • Data for the benchmark comes from over 2,100 information operations from a live monitoring pipeline tracking Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state-backed information assets.
  • The benchmark tests 17 models from 8 providers across four prompt framings.
  • Results show that most models can be co-opted for information operations.
  • Integrity scores are defined as the percentage of refused requests and range from 8.8% to 94.5%.
  • The spread in integrity scores is not fully explained by model size.
  • Model choice affects the character of the resulting operation.
  • Some models fabricate details and produce output more harmful than the source material.
  • Others defuse claims even while complying.
  • Fact-checking rates vary from 2.9% to 72.9%.
  • Integrity against information operations is related to refusal to produce content for benign claims, demonstrating the challenge of balancing model usability with safety.
  • With one exception (Z.ai's GLM 5.2), Chinese-developed models sharply cut compliance on factually grounded but China-critical claims.

Key Concepts Mentioned

  • InfoOps Bench
  • AI benchmark
  • language models
  • information operations
  • state-backed information assets
  • Russian
  • Chinese
  • Iranian
  • model integrity
  • compliance
  • fabrication of details
  • defusing claims
  • fact-checking

Claims Made by the Document

  • Most models can be co-opted for information operations.
  • Integrity scores range from 8.8% to 94.5% and are not fully explained by model size.

Evidence Used

  • Data from over 2,100 information operations
  • Test results of 17 models from 8 providers

Methods / Approach

  • Active monitoring of state-backed information assets
  • Testing language models across four prompt framings

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Raw Abstract / Excerpt

In this paper we present an active, constantly updated AI benchmark which measures the integrity of frontier language models against being co-opted for state-backed information operations. We draw on over 2,100 information operations from a live monitoring pipeline which tracks Russian, Chinese and Iranian state-backed information assets. Alongside this paper, we release a companion website that tracks the most prominent claims spread by state-backed media outlets, updated weekly, available from: pattrn.ai/research/infoopsbench. The dynamic nature of the benchmark makes it resistant to saturation. In the benchmark, we test 17 models from 8 providers across four prompt framings. We find that most models can be co-opted for information operations. Integrity scores, defined as the percentage of refused requests, range from 8.8% to 94.5%, an 85.7-percentage-point spread not explained by model size. Model choice also changes the character of the resulting operation. Some models fabricate details and produce output more harmful than the source material, others defuse claims even while complying, and fact-checking rates vary from 2.9% to 72.9%. Integrity against information operations is at least partly related to refusal to produce content even for benign claims, illustrating the challenge of balancing model usability with safety. With one exception (Z.ai's GLM 5.2), the Chinese-developed models sharply cut compliance on factually grounded but China-critical claims, dropping 48-70 percentage points relative to matched benign claims.