Two separate stories from Europe painted a troubling picture of artificial intelligence’s growing role in destabilising democratic norms and digital security.
In Germany, Der Spiegel spotlighted a CDU campaign video from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern that demonstrated the dangers of AI-generated deepfakes in electoral politics. The piece argued that politicians are now using AI “on a grand scale” — from speechwriting to constituent correspondence — and that the technology is outpacing regulation. The outlet called it evidence that “politics urgently needs rules.”
Meanwhile, Greek daily Ta Nea reported that international cybersecurity experts are sounding the alarm over AI-powered cyberattacks reaching a “critical tipping point.” The report cited a leaked Anthropic document revealing that the company’s forthcoming AI model, codenamed Mythos, is “far ahead of any other model” in capability — raising fears about offensive applications. New data from Microsoft and concerns voiced at the RSA 2026 conference in San Francisco underscore a fundamental shift: AI is tilting the balance between attackers and defenders, and defenders are losing ground.
