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As algorithmic systems govern ever-larger swaths of human activity—from credit scoring and judicial sentencing to supply chain logistics and social cohesion—the failure modes of these systems have shifted from stochastic error to deterministic exploitation. The Algorithmic Sabotage Research Group (ASRG) posits that traditional "alignment" and "robustness" research fails to account for a critical variable: This paper introduces the first formal taxonomy of algorithmic sabotage, distinguishing between internal gradient attacks (data poisoning, reward hacking) and external systemic friction (adversarial triggering, latency bombs). We argue that in an era of mandatory AI arbitration, targeted, reversible algorithmic sabotage is not vandalism but a legitimate form of non-violent protest and systems auditing.

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