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  • OpEd for Tagesspiegel Background on “memetic warfare”

    OpEd for Tagesspiegel Background on “memetic warfare”

    In an OpEd for “Tagesspiegel Background Digitalisierung”, Mateusz Łabuz describes memetic warfare, looking at new forms of conducting cognitive activities aimed at controlling the narrative, and consequently also influencing the perception of reality by recipients. Mateusz draws attention to the relatively low social awareness, which makes societies and democratic systems more sensitive to sophisticated manipulation.…

  • Policy Report “The Pervasive Influence of AI on Global Political Campaigns 2024”

    Policy Report “The Pervasive Influence of AI on Global Political Campaigns 2024”

    Mateusz Łabuz co-authored a policy report entitled “The Pervasive Influence of AI on Global Political Campaigns 2024”. The report was published by the Future Shift Labs and presented during IPE Campaign Expo 2025 in Cape Town, and during Political Tech Summit in Berlin. The study critically evaluates how AI was used for political campaigning in 2024, analyzing most…

  • Participation in Promotionskolleg “Sicherheit und Entwicklung im 21. Jahrhundert” seminar

    Participation in Promotionskolleg “Sicherheit und Entwicklung im 21. Jahrhundert” seminar

    Mateusz Łabuz took part in the Promotionskolleg “Sicherheit und Entwicklung im 21. Jahrhundert” seminar organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. He presented a speech on the subject of systemic competition regarding the regulation of artificial intelligence. Mateusz raised numerous issues related to the confronting visions of governance in the field of AI and modern technologies, and…

  • Peer-reviewed article on defining deepfakes in the AI Act

    Peer-reviewed article on defining deepfakes in the AI Act

    Mateusz Łabuz published a peer-reviewed article entitled A Teleological Interpretation of the Definition of DeepFakes in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act – A Purpose-Based Approach to Potential Problems With the Word “Existing”. The article offers a detailed analysis of the definition of deepfakes in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. It focuses on the purposes behind…

  • Matthias in podcast from Deutschland Funk

    Matthias in podcast from Deutschland Funk

    Matthias spoke for Deutschland Funk’s podcast “Die Lügen der Anderen,” which addressed the issue of a post-truth world. These days, we can’t agree on even the most basic issues—often seemingly obvious ones. This isn’t even about politics. How do we navigate a world where truth is becoming a scarce commodity and lies can be spread…

  • Part 2: Doing active cyber defense

    Part 2: Doing active cyber defense

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    Matthias Schulze, 14.10.2024 In the last blog post, we deciphered various elements of active cyber defense. We looked at technical definitions, analyzed the spectrum between defense and offense, and talked about deception. We concluded that active cyber defense might entail offense (i.e. engaging with the network of an adversary), but it does not necessarily need…

  • Part 1: The different meanings of active cyber defense

    Part 1: The different meanings of active cyber defense

    Matthias Schulze, 07.10.2024 The aim of this multipart blog series is to take a closer look at the various definitions one can find and dissect what types of actions the term “active defense” describes and how it contributes to security. The confusion with it stems from multiple reasons. 1) it is a political term, a…

  • Doppelganger campaign: Are we prepared for information war as-a-service?

    Doppelganger campaign: Are we prepared for information war as-a-service?

    Matthias Schulze, 2.10.2024 On September 7, the FBI published a dossier on Russia’s systematic information operations against the West and Ukraine. The 270-page document reveals a kind of automated information warfare-as-a-service. The scope, frequency and methods of the information operations against Ukraine and the West are frightening. Is Germany able to counter this?  Social media…

  • Shaping Cyber Security 2024: “China’s Cyber Challenge ” Strategic Competition in the Digital Age

    Shaping Cyber Security 2024: “China’s Cyber Challenge ” Strategic Competition in the Digital Age

    The Shaping Cybersecurity Conference 2024, co-organized by the German Federal Foreign Office (AA), the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) and the Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin, will bring together experts to discuss the challenges posed by China’s cyber operations and technological ambitions. The disruptive potential of China’s vision for a global Internet, driven by…

  • Matthias interviewed by Berlin Security Beat

    Matthias interviewed by Berlin Security Beat

    Matthias was a guest on the “Berlin Security Beat” podcast, where he spoke about conflicts in cyberspace. You can listen to the conversation here.

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