The article aims to underscore that artificial intelligence systems used by social networks have enabled more effective exploitation of weaknesses in political and social systems based on personal data about the beliefs and tendencies of social media users who are not sufficiently aware of it. The application of hybrid intelligence has further complicated the counteraction and timely recognition, mitigation, and deterrence of the potential harmful consequences of hybrid threats.
Keywords: artificial intelligence systems, social networks, influence operations, cyberspace, social vulnerabilities, disinformation, hybrid threats.