Terrorist financing in the age of large language models
Think tank: RUSI
Author(s): Jason Blazakis
February 11, 2026
This report from UK think tank RUSI examines how advances in AI and LLMs could be exploited to support terrorist financing activity.
This research briefing by Jason Blazakis examines how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) could be exploited to support terrorist financing activity.
The report argues that LLMs could act as powerful “force multipliers” by lowering barriers to persuasion, coordination and financial deception and that these technologies risk reshaping the economics of terrorist fundraising by enabling scalable, personalised and culturally tailored appeals at unprecedented speed.
