Director Ron Deibert spoke to a crowd in his keynote address at SecTor 2026, warning that the threats that the Citizen Lab investigates are being “super-charged” thanks to AI. In particular, he criticized the United States’ “descent into authoritarianism” and use of AI to spread propaganda. Read Dark Reading’s coverage of the talk here
Citizen Lab Director Slams Trump Administration, ‘Techno-Fascist’ Executives
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