Blackbird.AI Named in the Gartner® AI Vendor Race report as 'The Company to Beat for Disinformation Narrative Intelligence'

NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbird.AI, the leader in protecting global companies, executives, and national security organizations from narrative attacks, today announced it has been named the Company To Beat in the December 8th, 2025, Gartner AI Vendor Race: Blackbird.AI Is the Company to Beat for Disinformation Narrative Intelligence. Gartner states that "Blackbird.AI's strong brand, defining thought leadership, industry-first feature expansion, and key partnerships make it the frontrunner in the disinformation narrative intelligence AI race."

In the report, Gartner predicts that by 2028, as many as 60% of leading security platforms will incorporate disinformation security context, and 50% of enterprises will have adopted relevant products, services, or features to address these evolving threats.

"We believe recognition of Blackbird.AI in the Gartner report as the Company to Beat for Disinformation Narrative Intelligence is a signal of where the world is headed. The threat landscape has fundamentally shifted. Disinformation and narrative attacks now drive real financial, reputational, and even physical harm, and leaders are recognizing that these risks demand the same level of vigilance as cyber and fraud," said Wasim Khaled, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackbird.AI. "I'm incredibly proud of the Blackbird.AI team. They do the hard work every day, building and deploying AI-driven narrative intelligence that helps our customers protect trust, safety, and decision-making at a global scale."

How Blackbird.AI helps organizations detect, understand, and respond to disinformation and narrative attack threats:

• Crisis - Respond immediately to urgent narratives and take proactive measures.
• Brand Risk - Defend brand reputation by quickly addressing harmful narratives.
• Cyber Attacks - Stay ahead of security breaches and compliance issues.
• Executive Protection - Safeguarding leadership from narrative deepfake attacks.
• Geopolitical Risk - Navigate global complexities with insights and trend analysis.
• Financial Markets - Enable informed decision-making with insightful analysis.
• Stock Manipulation - Ensure market integrity by detecting fraudulent activities.
• Corporate Security - Protect physical assets, IP, infrastructure, and personnel.
• Supply Chain & Critical Manufacturing - Stop disruptions and rumors of shortages.
• Insider Threat - Protect trade secrets and detect persuasion campaigns.
• Environmental, Social, Governance - Preserve company trust.
• M&A Due Diligence - Investigate narrative risks associated with mergers & acquisitions.

Gartner customers can read the report in full here.

Gartner, AI Vendor Race: Blackbird.AI Is the Company to Beat for Disinformation Narrative Intelligence, December 8th, 2025. GARTNER is a trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any company, vendor, product or service depicted in its publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's business and technology insights organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this publication, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Blackbird.AI
BLACKBIRD.AI protects executives and organizations from narrative-based disinformation attacks that cause financial, operational, reputational, and physical harm. Our AI-driven Narrative Intelligence Platform identifies key narratives that impact your executives, organization and industry, the influence behind them, the networks they touch, the anomalous behavior that scales them, and the cohorts and communities that connect them. This information enables organizations to proactively understand narrative threats as they scale and become harmful for better strategic decision-making. A diverse team of AI experts, threat intelligence analysts, and national security professionals founded Blackbird.AI to defend information integrity and fight a new class of narrative threats. To learn more, visit Blackbird.AI.

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