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On November 2, 2026, Proton, known for its privacy services, published an AI manifesto pushing engineers to adopt AI. The manifesto states that engineers' task is no longer to write code, but to help LLMs write code faster and better. Reports from the same day showed that Proton CEO Andy Yen berated employees who raised security concerns in an internal Slack channel, calling it loser mentality. Proton also planned to re-interview employees and require them to explain how they use AI, with employees who do not use AI sufficiently potentially facing dismissal; after public backlash, Proton canceled the re-interviews.
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404 Media reports Proton internal Slack leak: CEO accused of prioritizing growth over securityDevelopments
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Nov 3
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404 Media reports Proton internal Slack leak: CEO accused of prioritizing growth over security
After interviewing eight current and one former Proton employee and reviewing internal Slack messages and meeting recordings, 404 Media reported that CEO Andy Yen is accused of internally pushing for heavy use of AI to write code in order to accelerate growth, while taking a hard line with employees who raised security concerns. A meeting recording shows that about 90% of Proton's code was written by AI last October; Yen said in a security channel that requiring testing before launch is loser thinking. Proton's CTO subsequently published an AI manifesto, saying that failing to follow the AI trend would threaten the company's mission, and the full text mentions security only when referring to not discussing it in depth.
Nov 2
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Proton pushes engineers to shift to AI, CEO says security concerns are loser mentality
Proton, known for its privacy services, is going all out to push engineers to adopt AI. CEO Andy Yen reprimanded employees who raised security concerns in an internal Slack channel, calling it a loser's mentality. Proton also planned to re-interview employees and require them to explain how they use AI; employees who do not use AI sufficiently may face dismissal, and the re-interviews were canceled after public backlash. Proton's published AI manifesto states that engineers' task is no longer to write code, but to help LLMs write code faster and better.
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