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ABU DHABI (WAM)
At a conference organised in France by TRENDS Research & Advisory, experts, academics, specialists, and religious figures called for strengthening cybersecurity defences and deploying artificial intelligence-supported countermeasures to combat terrorism and extremism in the digital age.
They emphasised the need to develop advanced tools to detect, disable, and dismantle the digital networks of terrorist groups and extremist movements that exploit AI to spread ideologies and destructive narratives.
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.
The experts advocated for banning affiliated organisations from operating worldwide, while developing techniques to detect disinformation campaigns and narrative warfare. 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, organised by TRENDS Research & 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 centre’s cultural and knowledge contributions and its role in fostering global cultural bridges and analysing the future of extremist movements and terrorist organisations.
