The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence -- Violet Teaming
  Offers a Balanced Path Forward
Alexander J. Titus Adam H. Russell
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises immense benefits across sectors, yet
also poses risks from dual-use potentials, biases, and unintended behaviors.
This paper reviews emerging issues with opaque and uncontrollable AI systems
and proposes an integrative framework called violet teaming to develop reliable
and responsible AI. Violet teaming combines adversarial vulnerability probing
(red teaming) with solutions for safety and security (blue teaming) while
prioritizing ethics and social benefit. It emerged from AI safety research to
manage risks proactively by design. The paper traces the evolution of red,
blue, and purple teaming toward violet teaming, and then discusses applying
violet techniques to address biosecurity risks of AI in biotechnology.
Additional sections review key perspectives across law, ethics, cybersecurity,
macrostrategy, and industry best practices essential for operationalizing
responsible AI through holistic technical and social considerations. Violet
teaming provides both philosophy and method for steering AI trajectories toward
societal good. With conscience and wisdom, the extraordinary capabilities of AI
can enrich humanity. But without adequate precaution, the risks could prove
catastrophic. Violet teaming aims to empower moral technology for the common
welfare.