19Oct 2026
Paris 8th
Cercle Aristote
Talk on my book IA : L'illusion du contrôle (AI: The Illusion of Control). 8 pm.
I decode what machines do to our freedoms.
Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, author and radio columnist. I write and speak about artificial intelligence, surveillance and health data.
Emmanuelle Darles
About me
I teach computer science: I know how the machines work, and that is exactly why I worry about what is being done with them. I explain, without jargon, how algorithms, surveillance and the handling of our data are changing our lives.
- Academic
- University Senior Lecturer in Computer Science.
- Expert
- Independent expert for the European Commission.
- Author
- Two books on AI, including IA : L'illusion du contrôle.
- Radio voice
- The podcast “Tous traqués ?” (All Tracked?) and a column every other Tuesday, 8:00 to 8:10 am, on Ligne Droite, Radio Courtoisie’s morning show.
- President
- Of the Alliance pour les Libertés Numériques (Alliance for Digital Freedoms).
- On stage
- A 45-minute talk based on the book, by invitation.
Humans are still invoked in the principles, but erased from the processes.
Books
June2026
The new book · in French
IA : L'illusion du contrôle
AI: The Illusion of Control. From the military origins of AI to the end of human judgement
Artificial intelligence was not born in a Silicon Valley garage, but in the command centres of the Cold War, with one obsession: to see, decide and strike faster. An investigation into a silent revolution, and one question: who still decides when the machine comes before human judgement?
Signed copy: 3 to 5 working days, shipping included, secure payment via Stripe. Terms of sale (French)
As if deciding faster were better than deciding right.
Featured: the latest interview (in French)
NRA #99 : Macron, the Pope, weather, Gaza, Pfizer, public health, digital identity
As the show’s guest, I discuss current public health issues and digital identity.
Listen, watch.
A podcast, interviews, a regular column. All in French. Click and the player opens.
The podcast
Tous traqués ?
A series on Radio Courtoisie to understand the control society. Turn the knob to change episode.
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88.4 FM, episode 1
Control society: when power changes its face
My column on Ligne Droite
Radio Courtoisie’s morning show.
Recent appearances
Radio and web TV: a selection of appearances, most recent first. All in French. Click to watch.
2026
2025
The machine does not free us from deciding. It reshapes the decision.
And on the ground.
Explaining is not enough. With the Alliance, we build free tools and fight concrete battles, together.
I chair it
Alliance pour les Libertés Numériques
Against mass surveillance and algorithmic profiling, for freedom of expression. Talks, guides, legal action.
libertenumerique.fr
A free tool
Deliriuum
A free VPN that blocks tracking, with no setup. On iPhone, iPad, Android and desktop, in 30 languages.
deliriuum.com
Support the Alliance
Coming soon
Open pharmacovigilance
A public search engine for European drug-safety data, for citizens and health professionals alike. What the European Medicines Agency is not telling you.
Opening soon
Upcoming events
Talks, meetings, fairs: come and discuss it in person. Events are in French.
23–24Oct 2026
Saintes
Journées de l’enfance
Talk and stand for the Alliance pour les Libertés Numériques: protecting children online without surveilling everyone.
31Oct 2026
Toulouse
Digital freedoms
Talk: surveillance, digital identity, content control. What is being decided, and what we can still do.
14Nov 2026
Paris, Assemblée nationale
What qualities are needed to save France?
Debate / round table organised by Nouvel essor français.
3Dec 2026
Lyon
Philo Décrypte
Guest of Philo Décrypte, the talks where journalist Philippe Brunet-Lecomte, founder of Lyon Mag, and philosopher Jean-Noël Dumont step back from the news.
New dates coming soon. Host the next one.
Want to know more about the control society 2.0?
Talk, round table, interview, classroom visit: tell me what you are planning and I will get back to you quickly. I speak in French.
The book talk
45 minutes on the military origins of AI and what remains of human judgement, followed by Q&A. For associations, universities, local authorities and fairs.
Request sent.
Thank you. I will reply by email within a few days.