Esteban Ponce de León
Esteban Ponce de León is a resident fellow at the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) of the Atlantic Council. Esteban specializes in open-source research, online disinformation, and influence operations, with a focus on developing open-source intelligence tools and research methods grounded in data science. His work focuses in developing methods to integrate artificial intelligence models into digital research workflows to enhance open research, as well as developing methodology frameworks to assess artificial intelligence language models capabilities and risks for the information environment.
January 2026
Eight ways AI will shape geopolitics in 2026
Experts from the Atlantic Council Technology Programs share their perspectives on what to expect from AI around the globe in the year ahead.
July 2025
Experts react: What Trump’s new AI Action Plan means for tech, energy, the economy, and moreÂ
Our experts unpack how the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan will impact the US tech industry, energy policy, and global AI governance.
June 2025
Grok struggles with fact-checking amid Israel-Iran war
An analysis of over 100,000 posts on X reveals Grok's inaccurate and conflicting verifications in responses regarding the Israel-Iran war