Manifestos, Fear, and ‘Loser Thinking’: Inside Proton’s AI Reckoning
2026-10-29 · 404 Media
Proton's CEO publicly rails against Big Tech and AI while secretly pressuring his own engineers to shove AI into the privacy-focused platform — even when they raise security concerns. Nothing says 'we protect your privacy' quite like ignoring your security team to chase the AI hype train. The manifestos write themselves, but apparently the irony doesn't.