Activities and Needs of European Fact-checkers as a Basis for Designing Human-Centered AI Systems

Autonomation, Not Automation: Activities and Needs of European Fact-checkers as a Basis for Designing Human-Centered AI Systems To mitigate the negative effects of false information more effectively, the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to assist fact-checkers is needed. Nevertheless, … Read More

Workshop on Ethical, legal, social impact/aspect research frameworks

The press release announces that the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), in partnership with the Academy for Responsible Research, Teaching, and Innovation at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), is organising a workshop titled “Ethical, legal, social impact/aspect research … Read More

Interview with Ioana Belu, expert Cambridge Sustainability Policy Lab

In an era of unprecedented environmental and technological change, the role of communication and policy has become more critical than ever. This in-depth interview with Ioana Belu, a sustainability expert from the Cambridge Sustainability Policy Lab, offers a compelling perspective … Read More

MultiSocial: Multilingual Benchmark of Machine-Generated Text Detection of Social-Media Texts

MultiSocial: Multilingual Benchmark of Machine-Generated Text Detection of Social-Media Texts Recent LLMs are able to generate high-quality multilingual texts, indistinguishable for humans from authentic human-written ones. Research in machine-generated text detection is however mostly focused on the English language and … Read More

Journalism in the Age of AI

What happens to journalism when machines start writing the news? This documentary by Euractiv investigates the evolving role of artificial intelligence in the newsroom and how it is affecting the work of journalists, editors, and media organizations. Through expert interviews … Read More

EuroVerdict: A multilingual dataset for verdict generation against misinformation

EuroVerdict: A multilingual dataset for verdict generation against misinformation Misinformation is a global issue that shapes public discourse, influencing opinions and decision-making across various domains. While automated fact-checking (AFC) has become essential in combating misinformation, most work in multilingual settings … Read More

Press Release June 2025

The AI-CODE Consortium has released a new video titled “AI-CODE: Empowering Journalists in the Age of AI” that highlights the importance of using artificial intelligence ethically and responsibly in the media industry, showing both the threats posed by AI-enabled disinformation … Read More

Artificial intelligence is restructuring the media industry

Artificial intelligence is restructuring the media industry Google is losing its role as the primary driver of traffic, AI chatbots are catching up with YouTube and TikTok, and 97 percent of publishers now consider end-to-end automation of the production chain … Read More

Bust-AD: Russian-Backed Deepfake Targets Lithuanian News Reporter

The fact-checking initiative Debunk.org reported that a Russian-linked deepfake video featuring a Lithuanian-language news presenter from the 3 Plus channel was used in fraudulent Facebook ads claiming to offer victims of online scams a chance to get money back through … Read More

Press release from Debunk.org

Debunk.org has released a groundbreaking investigation that exposes the inner workings of the so-called “Sprinter Network” — a disinformation ecosystem operating across Europe through a series of websites, social media channels, and pseudo-media platforms. This network, while designed to resemble … Read More