Proton CEO cancels company-wide AI 're-interviews' after backlash over aggressive AI push
404 Media · rss · 2026-11-02
404 Media reports that Proton CEO Andy Yen canceled nearly company-wide 're-interviews' that would have forced employees to justify their AI usage — with underuse potentially meaning dismissal. The decision came after intense backlash following 404 Media's investigation, which revealed Yen dismissing security concerns (calling pentesting requests 'loser thinking') and urging staff to 'stop lovingly handcrafting all our code and use AI more.' Six employees and audio of a two-hour all-hands meeting confirmed the cancellation, but users continue to demand Yen's resignation over deprioritized security. The piece also notes AO3 remains down up to a month after a security incident.
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