SBIR DPA26BZ06-DV026 (DARPA): Influence Benchmarks for AI Systems
U.S. Department of Defense — DARPA
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- Posted
- Sep 3, 2026
- Closes
- Oct 21, 2026 (in 27 days)
Amount
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Who can apply
Small Business. Startup
About this opportunity
DARPA SBIR topic — under DoW SBIR 2026 BAA (Solicitation 26.BZ, Release 6) — Accepting submissions 2026-09-23 to 2026-10-21. Objective: Develop a testbed utilizing economic frameworks to benchmark AI biases in dynamic environments. This tool will evaluate how agents adapt, collaborate, or deceive within a simulated marketplace. Ultimately, these assessments will ensure safe and effective AI integration in high-stakes decision-making. Description: This topic seeks to develop a simulated market as a test environment to characterize the latent behavioral preferences of AI systems.As warfighters increasingly engage with AI systems, particularly agents that rely on large-language models (LLMs), concern has arisen that the systems may encourage cognitive behavior in users that impart hidden bias...