AI and disinformation – How can Europe safeguard trust in the media?

Riccardo Gallotti will open the seminar, which will focus on the role of artificial intelligence in strengthening Europe's ability to combat disinformation while protecting freedom of expression and media reliability.

04/02/2026 | 12:30 — 13:45

Hybrid

Euractiv – Brussels

Boulevard Charlemagne, Brussels

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Join this Euractiv Hybrid Conference, supported by the Horizon Europe project AI4TRUST, to discuss how AI can strengthen Europe’s response to disinformation while safeguarding media freedom and trust. Questions to be addressed include:

– How can AI-based tools complement human fact-checking and improve detection of disinformation across platforms and languages?
– What policy frameworks are needed to ensure transparency, accountability, and ethical use of AI in combating disinformation?
– How can the EU foster collaboration between researchers, media professionals, and policymakers to build a resilient information ecosystem?
– What role should European initiatives such as the AI Act, Democracy Action Plan, and European Media Freedom Act play in supporting these efforts?

Panellists:
🔸 Krisztina Stump, Head of Unit, Media Convergence and Social Media, DG CNECT, European Commission
🔸 Naja Bentzen, Policy Analyst, European Parliamentary Research Service
🔸 Miriam Buiten, Research Fellow, Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE)

Further panellists to be announced soon.

With opening remarks from:
🔸 Riccardo Gallotti, Head of Unit, Complex Human Behaviour,

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