Camille François, Professor of Practice at Columbia SIPA, and Mark Surman, president of Mozilla Foundation, examine generative AI’s potential to foster or stifle diverse artistic expression

IGP’s Technology & Democracy Initiative convened a panel of scholars and researchers for a conversation about red teaming, a cornerstone of cybersecurity where ethical hackers simulate attacks to uncover vulnerabilities.

IGP Affiliated Faculty Member Camille François, president of ROOST and SIPA assistant professor of practice of international and public affairs, emphasized the importance of keeping pace with the evolving capabilities of AI, stating: “As AI becomes more powerful, security tools and fundamental security research must evolve just as rapidly – ​​and they must be accessible to everyone.”

The Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa told attendees at the Athens Democracy Forum that holding fast to “truth” was critical in restoring democracy.

Camille François hosted a book talk with Tim Berners-Lee to discuss the fight to restore the web’s founding principles of creativity, collaboration, and compassion.

In a hall full of top officials and diplomats from all around the world, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Rappler co-founder, and IGP Inaugural Carnegie Distinguished Fellow Maria Ressa called on the United Nations to win the battle for information integrity.

This summer, the IGP Technology & Democracy Initiative and Humane Intelligence jointly designed and co-facilitated an AI red teaming workshop at TrustCon 2025.

“It’s both deja vu and PTSD.” Maria Ressa, IGP Faculty Advisory Board member, Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist, and author of the book How to Stand Up to a Dictator, sits down with Jon Stewart for a conversation about Trump’s authoritarian attacks on free speech.

At the invitation of Pope Leo XIV, Maria Ressa spoke at the Vatican’s World Meeting on Human Fraternity, delivering a message to Church leaders and decision-makers from around the world urging action on information integrity.

IGP researcher and Columbia SIPA lecturer Jen Weedon, who researches best practices in red teaming AI systems, pointed out that where a red team sits in the organizational chart shapes its incentives.