[NCSG-PC] Fwd: [SOAC-Leaders-ICANNMeeting-Planning] ICANN86 Community Session Topic BC/ SSAC Submission

[farzaneh badii]

Hi

This is really getting ridiculous. People’s access is getting cut off and
DNS is getting destabilized left and right by nation states and all SSAC
and BC and frankly the Board can think about is AI?
In this day and age you have to try very hard to have a homogenous panel.
In a way it’s because they have been running an exclusive club for a long
time. They seem to almost indulge in designing sessions and proposals
without different perspectives and voices. Even some of these deeply
fanatic organizations changed over time and we don’t have to remind them
about having women experts or people from other geographies because they
naturally do so but these people won’t. It’s disturbing.



Farzaneh


On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 2:48 AM Bruna Martins dos Santos via NCSG-PC <
ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is> wrote:

> Another all male panel. How lovely this community is…
>
> Best,
>
> Bruna Santos
>
>
> Rafik Dammak via NCSG-PC <ncsg-pc at lists.ncsg.is> schrieb am Di. 24. März
> 2026 um 07:20:
>
>> hi all,
>>
>> one of the plenary session topics proposed for ICANN86.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Rafik
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Please find below *the joint ICANN86 Community Session topic submitted
>> by the BC & SSAC*
>>
>>
>>
>> *Title: *
>>
>> The Current and Coming Impact of Artificial Intelligence on DNS Abuse
>>
>>
>>
>> *Description:*
>>
>> This plenary is intended to educate the ICANN community on the rapidly
>> emerging role of artificial intelligence (AI) in accelerating and
>> transforming DNS abuse. While still in early stages, AI is poised to
>> significantly increase the speed, scale, and sophistication of abuse
>> campaigns, fundamentally changing the threat landscape facing the DNS
>> ecosystem.AI is not only increasing the velocity and volume of attacks but
>> also lowering the barrier to entry. AI-assisted tools now enable
>> individuals with limited technical expertise to design and launch complex
>> abuse campaigns that previously required specialized knowledge. As a
>> result, the risk is no longer limited to well-resourced threat actors;
>> smaller and less sophisticated actors can now generate highly effective
>> phishing, domain generation, impersonation, and infrastructure abuse at
>> scale. This shift represents a structural change in DNS abuse dynamics. AI
>> is improving the quality and effectiveness of attacks, enabling rapid
>> content generation, automated infrastructure creation, and adaptive
>> targeting that can outpace traditional detection and mitigation approaches.
>>
>>
>>
>> The plenary will bring together technical experts, security
>> practitioners, and policy stakeholders to examine:
>>
>> ·       How AI is currently being used in DNS abuse campaigns
>>
>> ·       How the threat is expected to evolve over the next 3–5 years
>>
>> ·       What this means for registries, registrars, and the broader DNS
>> ecosystem
>>
>> ·       Where ICANN can play a constructive role in coordination,
>> awareness, and mitigation
>>
>>
>>
>> We will focus on three key areas: the democratization of attack tools,
>> the move toward machine-speed abuse, and the potential for ICANN-led
>> coordination in developing AI-resilient defenses.
>>
>>
>>
>> The session will be both informative as well as interactive, including
>> audience participation and audience polling.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Potential Speakers:*
>>
>>    - John Crain, ICANN CTO
>>    - Peter Lowe, M3AAWG
>>    - Dr. Neal Jetton, Interpol
>>    - Gabriel Andrews, FBI
>>    - Laurin Weissinger, Tufts University, SSAC member
>>    - (others, tbd)
>>
>>
>>
>> *Format: *
>>
>> The format will be a panel discussion for 60 minutes, followed by 30
>> minutes of open Q&A.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Additional comments:*
>>
>> A preference for the beginning of the meeting but can accommodate the end
>> of the meeting if no other option exists.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>>
>>
>> Nathalie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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