Prof. Royal Military College of Canada
Expert on tech, far-right extremism & terrorism tactics | Ph.D. in International Relations | Author of 'How Terror Evolves' and currently working on 'Uniformed Threats.'
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Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage
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Attack against Sam Altman’s home may point to emerging AI-linked grievance dynamics. Just this week at West Point, I warned that rapid AI adoption could fuel new grievances and make tech leaders symbolic targets. Too early to conclude, but worth watching closely.
www.wired.com/story/sam-al...
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The Altman firebombing attempt and the "No Data Centers" shooting at Councilman Gibson's home aren't isolated incidents, they fit a recognizable historical pattern.
My new latest article in the Sentinel piece on AI, grievance, and the future of political violence:
ctc.westpoint.edu/beyond-misus...
Early images from the San Diego Islamic Center attack appear to show scribed firearms and neo-Nazi iconography. If confirmed, this fits a broader REMVE pattern: weapons used not only as tools of violence, but as communicative artefacts signalling lineage, belonging, and ideological intent. 1/2
A new piece in @thewalrus.ca looks at the nexus of the Canadian military and far-right extremism.
I contributed context on how we study this issue in Canada, where data gaps mean relying on media reporting, ATIPs, and comparisons with other militaries.
Worth a read: thewalrus.ca/in-quebec-ci...
Interviewed by Canadian Affairs on youth radicalization online in Canada. The piece highlights how benign content can act as entry points into extremist ecosystems, a dynamic central to our European Union funded project "AMALTHEA".
www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/03/25/d...
Earlier this year, I explored the communicative use of scribed firearms in REMVE attacks for @gnetresearch.bsky.social, tracing patterns from Christchurch and Buffalo to Jacksonville, Nashville, and Minneapolis. 2/2
The article is here gnet-research.org/2025/10/08/s...
Abstract: The scholarly literature on artificial intelligence and terrorism has organized itself around three questions: (1) how violent non-state actors currently misuse AI, (2) how that misuse may e...
Quoted in @theguardian.com on the rise of anti-AI extremism. Very different groups, very different ideologies, converging on a shared anti-tech frame. You don't need ideologues calling for violence against AI; the tech CEOs are doing a pretty good case.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
If confirmed, the reported arrest of “Zé Carioca,” the alleged designer behind the Urutau, would be a significant development. Last year, we examined the Urutau and its implications for the global 3D printed firearm ecosystem for @gnetresearch.bsky.social
gnet-research.org/2025/01/08/b...
Backlash against AI is taking an extremist turn, following in the footsteps of earlier techno-pessimist militants
At the Class of 1971 Student Conference on Terrorism at West Point.
Argued that AI is not just a tool for extremists, it is also generating new grievances that may drive political violence. The key shift is from how AI is used to who becomes a target when it is seen as the source of harm.
Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage
Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage
Dr Yannick Veilleux-Lepage
White-supremacist groups are getting armed. They’re also becoming more normalized
