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  • OpEd on NCII published by EUObserver

    OpEd on NCII published by EUObserver

    Mateusz Łabuz co-authored the OpEd titled “What is Europe doing about deepfake porn? Not enough”. The OpEd was published by the EUObserver. Together with Maria Pawelec from the University of Tubingen, Mateusz argues that introducing the Take It Down Act in the US (a bipartisan federal law that mandates swift removal of non-consensual sexualising deepfakes,…

  • Peer-reviewed article published in “Politics & Policy”

    Peer-reviewed article published in “Politics & Policy”

    Together with Prof. Grażyna Strnad, Mateusz Łabuz published peer-reviewed article titled “Political Advertising With the Use of Deep Fakes – Can Deliberative Democracy Really Benefit From This Strategy?”. The article was published in the journal “Politics & Policy”. Deep fakes can be used for political advertising, enabling politicians to change their characteristic features or minimize…

  • Webinar with the students of the University of Warsaw

    Webinar with the students of the University of Warsaw

    Mateusz Łabuz participated in an event for students at the University of Warsaw, during which he discussed the threats posed by the development of synthetic media. In his presentation, Mateusz highlighted multifaceted challenges, including technical (e.g., breaching biometric security, improving phishing attacks), social (e.g., disinformation, crisis of trust, victimization of individuals and social groups), and…

  • ICS at the German Forum Security Politics by BAKS

    ICS at the German Forum Security Politics by BAKS

    IFSH co-hosted a session for the German Forum Security Politics organized by the Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik (BAKS). It explored how Germany can effectively respond to China’s rapid military buildup across cyber, nuclear, and conventional domains. Matthias Schulze outlined China’s cyber strategy, that encompasses economic espionage, political spying, military cyberwarfare, and domestic surveillance, targeting technology transfer…

  • Policy report on NCII published!

    Policy report on NCII published!

    Mateusz Łabuz co-authored the policy report titled “Non-Consensual Sexualising Deepfakes – Threats and Recommendations for Legal and Societal Action”. The report was published by the CEE Digital Democracy Watch. Together with Maria Pawelec from the University of Tubingen, Mateusz describes how synthetic media have become a tool for producing non-consensual, intimate content, which primarily leads…

  • Keynote speech at the Constitutional Club in New Delhi

    Keynote speech at the Constitutional Club in New Delhi

    Mateusz Łabuz was one of the keynote speakers in the Constitutional Club in New Delhi. The event was organized by the Future Shift Labs and served as a platform to launch the new report on digital threats published by the organization. Mateusz discussed, among other things, the conclusions from an earlier report by Future Shift…

  • Addressing Child Sexual Abuse Materials in peer-reviewed article

    Addressing Child Sexual Abuse Materials in peer-reviewed article

    Together with Prof. Mikołaj Małecki and Dr. Katarzyna Mika-Łabuz, Mateusz Łabuz co-authored peer-reviewed article titled “Child pornography in the form of deep fakes – potential problems under criminal law and proposals for changes” (Polish version available online). The article was published in the journal “Prawo w Działaniu”. This is the first comprehensive, comprehensive study of…

  • OpEd on tech-authoritarianism published in Golem.de

    OpEd on tech-authoritarianism published in Golem.de

    Matthias published an OpEd with golem.de, a leading IT website in Germany. The Op-Ed warns that the United States is experiencing a tech-enabled authoritarian shift, where the undermining of liberal democracy is happening openly and systematically, not secretly. Influential tech leaders like Elon Musk and other “tech-bro” billionaires, alongside former President Trump, are seizing control…

  • Keynote at the seminar organized by the Western Institute

    Keynote at the seminar organized by the Western Institute

    Mateusz Łabuz was keynote speaker during the seminar organized by the Western Institute from Poznań. Mateusz presented detailed analysis on cybersecurity, analyzing the new challenges policymakers face in this area and the new threats emerging with technological advancements. The presentation was an introduction to an academic discussion on the limits of cybersecurity and the possibilities…

  • OpEd for Tagesspiegel Background on LLM-Grooming

    OpEd for Tagesspiegel Background on LLM-Grooming

    Mateusz Łabuz and Matthias Schulze co-authored OpEd titled “KI-Hintertür in die Demokratie” (German version available online). The OpEd was published by Tagesspiegel Cybersecurity Background. They pointed out that large language models reproduce Russian disinformation themes in 33 percent of the cases observed by researchers. For that reason, Russian disinformation actors are increasingly trying to influence…

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