Paris: Experts, academics, specialists, and religious figures have called for strengthening cybersecurity defenses and deploying artificial intelligence-supported countermeasures to combat terrorism and extremism in the digital age. They emphasized the need for developing advanced tools to detect, disable, and dismantle the digital networks of terrorist groups and extremist movements that exploit artificial intelligence to spread ideologies and destructive narratives.
According to Emirates News Agency, the participants also underlined the importance of imposing stricter regulations on technology companies, compelling them to expose those exploiting their platforms to incite sedition, extremism, and terrorism, particularly the Muslim Brotherhood and its ideology. The experts advocated for banning affiliated organizations from operating worldwide while developing techniques to detect disinformation campaigns and narrative warfare led by the Brotherhood. Additionally, they called for AI governance and increased pressure on major platforms to limit the spread of misleading content.
These insights were shared at 'The Fight Against Terrorism in the Era of Artificial Intelligence' conference, organized by TRENDS Research and Advisory at the Luxembourg Palace, the seat of the French Senate, in collaboration with Senator Nathalie Goulet. The event marked the conclusion of TRENDS' four-day global research tour in France, which also included discussions with the French Minister of Interior on cooperation in countering extremism and terrorism. Senator Nathalie Goulet, a member of the French Senate for the Orne department, moderated the discussions.
TRENDS also concluded its second participation in the 2025 Paris International Book Fair. Its pavilion in the Salle d'Honneur attracted officials, diplomats, experts, and academics. Visitors explored TRENDS' latest publications, notably newly signed research translated into French, praising the center's cultural and knowledge contributions and its role in fostering global cultural bridges and analyzing the future of extremist movements and terrorist organizations.