Cipher AI
Regina company spun out of the University of Regina's Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data, and Conflict, using AI-assisted analysis with expert review to detect coordinated foreign influence and disinformation campaigns.
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Company site: cipherintelligence.caRegina company spun out of the University of Regina's Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data, and Conflict, using AI-assisted analysis with expert review to detect coordinated foreign influence and disinformation campaigns.
Describes its product as "AI-assisted identification and analysis of coordinated foreign influence and disinformation". cipherintelligence.ca
States the platform turns high-volume public information into structured, evidence-grounded assessments, and is "built for analysts, not as a replacement for them". cipherintelligence.ca
A spinout of the University of Regina's Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data, and Conflict; CEO Brian McQuinn built the system with his CAIDAC team. uregina.ca
Founded in October 2025 by McQuinn with University of Alberta professor and Amii fellow Matthew Taylor, and the University of Maryland's Cody Buntain. betakit.com
Its tool is used by disinformation-debunking organization DisinfoWatch to assess foreign media claims. cp24.com
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Brian McQuinn
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
Matthew Taylor
Co-Founder
Cody Buntain
Co-Founder
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