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The Deep View: What happens when reality gets hacked?

Wasim Khaled, CEO of Blackbird AI, poses with arms crossed beside the headline "How perception itself became a new attack

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Years before generative AI captured global attention, Blackbird.AI CEO Wasim Khaled and CTO Naushad UzZaman were building systems to combat narrative manipulation.

In this The Deep View conversation with Editor-in-Chief Jason Hiner, Wasim explores:

  • What “narrative attacks” are and why they’re so difficult to deflect
  • How AI has reshaped the disinformation battlefield
  • Reactive vs. proactive defense strategies in cybersecurity
  • How Blackbird evolved from a lab experiment into a national security player
  • Why leaders who rely on chatbots instead of AI agents are falling behind

Wasim also shares how he optimizes his time for maximum leverage, and offers his advice for founders navigating fast-moving technology shifts.