Mateusz Łabuz authored the OpEd titled “Deep fakes pose a risk to electoral processes, but apparently not in a direct way. For now?”. The article was published by Disruptor Tech Media. Generative artificial intelligence is changing the world of politics and the information ecosystem. It accelerates the content creation and its exchange, reduces costs, but…

Matthias wrote a paper for Internationale Politik (German language only) where he diagnosed, that cybersecurity strategies are increasingly shifting from purely defensive toward more offensive postures, as exemplified by countries like France, Finland, and the Netherlands expanding their military cyber commands. In contrast, the German strategic debates lacks behind. Experience shows that a reactive, “ultima…

Mateusz Łabuz published peer-reviewed article titled “Deficiencies, oversights but also a step forward – a realistic approach to regulating deepfakes in the AI Act” (Polish version only) in the journal “Prawo Nowych Technologii”. Deepfakes, audio and video content generated or manipulated by artificial intelligence, pose a significant challenge for the security of information space. Identifying…

Mateusz Łabuz authored the policy commentary titled “”From Ship of Theseus to Modern Elections – Deepfakes and Their Influence on Political Advertising”. The commentary was published by the Future Shift Labs. Mateusz asks very relevant questions about the limits of manipulation in the techno-political sphere. In an era where artificial intelligence and computer-generated, visually enhanced…

Matthias published a research paper called “Cyber Operations in the Wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip: Not yet a Revolution in Warfare”. The article analyses the military use of cyber operations in the Russia-Ukraine War and the Gaza War. The analysis of over 360 cyber incidents reveals that both conflicts are characterised by frequent…

Mateusz Łabuz authored the article titled “Cyber- und Informations-Kriege. Die neuen Fronten im digitalen Zeitalter“ (German version only). The article was published by „Auftrag“. Mateusz argues that the modern world is in the midst of an invisible war. It is taking place parallel to traditional military operations: cyberspace and the information space have become a…

Matthias published an OpEd in the leading German IT-security outlet heise.de. The Op-Ed argues that the European Union faces an unprecedented threat as it is increasingly surrounded by authoritarian powers and can no longer rely on the United States as a partner. With American politics shifting toward authoritarianism, EU nations may soon stand isolated, while…

Mateusz Łabuz authored the OpEd titled “Synthetic sexual content – a technology of violence?” (Polish version only). The article was published by hAI Magazine, the biggest Polish newspaper dealing with artificial intelligence. Mateusz argues that in the age of generative artificial intelligence, anyone can become a victim of digital violence. Al it takes is a…

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,…

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…