Felix M. Simon
@felixsimon.bsky.social
Research Fellow in AI and News, Reuters Institute, Oxford University | Research Associate & PhD, Oxford Internet Institute | Junior Research Fellow, Corpus Christi College | AI, news, (mis)info, democracy | My views etc…
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Felix M. Simon
@felixsimon.bsky.social
· Nov 11
For those new to 🦋👋
I’m a research fellow in AI and news at @reutersinstitute.bsky.social at Oxford University. I mostly work on AI & news, with frequent excursions into misinfo & tech power, all tied to democracy & information ecosystems.
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I’m a research fellow in AI and news at @reutersinstitute.bsky.social at Oxford University. I mostly work on AI & news, with frequent excursions into misinfo & tech power, all tied to democracy & information ecosystems.
I am 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇪🇺 in 🇬🇧 and post about 👆(and a bit of banter…)
Give the gift of love this Christmas and turn off motion smoothing on your parent’s TV
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Give the gift of love this Christmas and turn off motion smoothing on your parent’s TV
I really ran out of time this year so instead of trying to get through my remaining Christmas cards I've decided to throw my hands into the air and keep it digital. A very happy Christmas and a good start into 2026 to you all 🎄✨
December 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I really ran out of time this year so instead of trying to get through my remaining Christmas cards I've decided to throw my hands into the air and keep it digital. A very happy Christmas and a good start into 2026 to you all 🎄✨
Chris Rea, driving home for Christmas the final time. RIP
December 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Chris Rea, driving home for Christmas the final time. RIP
I closed my conference agenda this year with the Ditchley Summit on The Role of the New Fourth Estate in Renewing Democracy. Some reflections in the thread below.
[Under the Ditchley rule I cannot say who said what and the below are purely my own views]
[Under the Ditchley rule I cannot say who said what and the below are purely my own views]
December 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I closed my conference agenda this year with the Ditchley Summit on The Role of the New Fourth Estate in Renewing Democracy. Some reflections in the thread below.
[Under the Ditchley rule I cannot say who said what and the below are purely my own views]
[Under the Ditchley rule I cannot say who said what and the below are purely my own views]
"If this sounds borderline unwatchable, well, yes, 2000 Meters to Andriivka is almost unspeakably devastating. I have never left a film more psychically and physically sore"
Good of the Guardian to pick "2000 Metres to Andriivka" as its 2nd best film this year.
youtu.be/xRSPxuptLd8?...
Good of the Guardian to pick "2000 Metres to Andriivka" as its 2nd best film this year.
youtu.be/xRSPxuptLd8?...
2000 Meters To Andriivka - Official UK Trailer
YouTube video by Dogwoof
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December 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"If this sounds borderline unwatchable, well, yes, 2000 Meters to Andriivka is almost unspeakably devastating. I have never left a film more psychically and physically sore"
Good of the Guardian to pick "2000 Metres to Andriivka" as its 2nd best film this year.
youtu.be/xRSPxuptLd8?...
Good of the Guardian to pick "2000 Metres to Andriivka" as its 2nd best film this year.
youtu.be/xRSPxuptLd8?...
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🚨 📖 Final output for this year: I am thrilled to present the summary report from our summer symposium "Reckoning with AI Agents", co-authored with @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social and Linda Eggert.
➡ buff.ly/Ol8Xd7P
➡ buff.ly/Ol8Xd7P
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🚨 📖 Final output for this year: I am thrilled to present the summary report from our summer symposium "Reckoning with AI Agents", co-authored with @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social and Linda Eggert.
➡ buff.ly/Ol8Xd7P
➡ buff.ly/Ol8Xd7P
🚨 📖 Final output for this year: I am thrilled to present the summary report from our summer symposium "Reckoning with AI Agents", co-authored with @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social and Linda Eggert.
➡ buff.ly/Ol8Xd7P
➡ buff.ly/Ol8Xd7P
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🚨 📖 Final output for this year: I am thrilled to present the summary report from our summer symposium "Reckoning with AI Agents", co-authored with @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social and Linda Eggert.
➡ buff.ly/Ol8Xd7P
➡ buff.ly/Ol8Xd7P
At this point an annual tradition: a list of my favourite readings in 2025.
See the thread or article to find out who made the cut. A very happy Christmas to you all from Oxford and happy reading🎄
buff.ly/3b56Q4t
See the thread or article to find out who made the cut. A very happy Christmas to you all from Oxford and happy reading🎄
buff.ly/3b56Q4t
My Favourite Books of 2025
Reading recommendations and inspiration for last-minute gifts
felixsimon.medium.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
At this point an annual tradition: a list of my favourite readings in 2025.
See the thread or article to find out who made the cut. A very happy Christmas to you all from Oxford and happy reading🎄
buff.ly/3b56Q4t
See the thread or article to find out who made the cut. A very happy Christmas to you all from Oxford and happy reading🎄
buff.ly/3b56Q4t
Powersätze Deutsche Ski-Kommentatoren:
“Edeltechniker”
“Da kämpft er”
“Mehr Druck auf dem Außenski”
“Da ist viel Zeit liegengeblieben”
“Er fährt eine ganz feine Klinge”
“Edeltechniker”
“Da kämpft er”
“Mehr Druck auf dem Außenski”
“Da ist viel Zeit liegengeblieben”
“Er fährt eine ganz feine Klinge”
December 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Powersätze Deutsche Ski-Kommentatoren:
“Edeltechniker”
“Da kämpft er”
“Mehr Druck auf dem Außenski”
“Da ist viel Zeit liegengeblieben”
“Er fährt eine ganz feine Klinge”
“Edeltechniker”
“Da kämpft er”
“Mehr Druck auf dem Außenski”
“Da ist viel Zeit liegengeblieben”
“Er fährt eine ganz feine Klinge”
We’ve already asked some of the smartest minds in the industry, now it’s your turn to give us you take.
PS: No, you don’t have to work in news to take part.
PPS: No, we don’t plan to compete with the excellent @niemanlab.org. Read theirs, they are much broader and out now!
PS: No, you don’t have to work in news to take part.
PPS: No, we don’t plan to compete with the excellent @niemanlab.org. Read theirs, they are much broader and out now!
For the January edition of our AI newsletter, we have been asking our contacts in the industry about their predictions for AI and journalism in 2026.
We’re now opening up the question to anyone who has an informed opinion they would like to share.
Send us your predictions here: buff.ly/XayE8VG
We’re now opening up the question to anyone who has an informed opinion they would like to share.
Send us your predictions here: buff.ly/XayE8VG
December 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We’ve already asked some of the smartest minds in the industry, now it’s your turn to give us you take.
PS: No, you don’t have to work in news to take part.
PPS: No, we don’t plan to compete with the excellent @niemanlab.org. Read theirs, they are much broader and out now!
PS: No, you don’t have to work in news to take part.
PPS: No, we don’t plan to compete with the excellent @niemanlab.org. Read theirs, they are much broader and out now!
These deals remind me of @halhod.bsky.social’s argument three years ago that he should expect a concord between copyright holders and AI developers. Well, we see the signs of this in the news, but also in the media and entertainment sector as here with Disney and OpenAI.
buff.ly/9HKnJzz
buff.ly/9HKnJzz
Disney Agrees to Bring Its Characters to OpenAI’s Sora Videos
The deal is a watershed for Hollywood, which has been trying to sort through the possible harms and upsides of generative artificial intelligence.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
These deals remind me of @halhod.bsky.social’s argument three years ago that he should expect a concord between copyright holders and AI developers. Well, we see the signs of this in the news, but also in the media and entertainment sector as here with Disney and OpenAI.
buff.ly/9HKnJzz
buff.ly/9HKnJzz
Who could’ve known?
You absolutely couldn’t write it better. Amazing.
December 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Who could’ve known?
In our lastest AI newsletter, led by @marinaadami.bsky.social , I took a closer look at how younger people across countries use generative AI for information.
December 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In our lastest AI newsletter, led by @marinaadami.bsky.social , I took a closer look at how younger people across countries use generative AI for information.
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My parent’s local A&E doesn’t have pillows, time, beds, capacity. The GP doesn’t have emergency appointments for emergencies, services with capacity to refer people to.
Caring like this about nomenclature and pronouns seems to me a luxury pursuit, frankly.
Caring like this about nomenclature and pronouns seems to me a luxury pursuit, frankly.
Susan Hall's condition has now reached the 'shouting at biscuits' stage.
December 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My parent’s local A&E doesn’t have pillows, time, beds, capacity. The GP doesn’t have emergency appointments for emergencies, services with capacity to refer people to.
Caring like this about nomenclature and pronouns seems to me a luxury pursuit, frankly.
Caring like this about nomenclature and pronouns seems to me a luxury pursuit, frankly.
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"Even if we see a market correction, the technology will not magically disappear." www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-... by @felixsimon.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Even if we see a market correction, the technology will not magically disappear." www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-... by @felixsimon.bsky.social
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My Nieman Lab prediction for 2026: The AI bubble may pop but people’s use of AI for information won’t and it's better if we start taking this seriously.
December 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
My Nieman Lab prediction for 2026: The AI bubble may pop but people’s use of AI for information won’t and it's better if we start taking this seriously.
My Nieman Lab prediction for 2026: The AI bubble may pop but people’s use of AI for information won’t and it's better if we start taking this seriously.
December 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
My Nieman Lab prediction for 2026: The AI bubble may pop but people’s use of AI for information won’t and it's better if we start taking this seriously.
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Today the @towcenter.bsky.social is releasing a tracker (built by my talented colleague @aisvarya17.bsky.social) that monitors developments between news publishers and AI companies—including lawsuits, deals, and grants—based on publicly available information. tow.cjr.org/ai-deals-law...
AI Deals and Lawsuits | Platforms and Publishers
A tracker monitoring developments between news publishers and AI companies—including lawsuits, deals, and grants—based on publicly available information.
tow.cjr.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today the @towcenter.bsky.social is releasing a tracker (built by my talented colleague @aisvarya17.bsky.social) that monitors developments between news publishers and AI companies—including lawsuits, deals, and grants—based on publicly available information. tow.cjr.org/ai-deals-law...
Another thing I read recently: The AI and Journalism Research Working Group (of which my colleague @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social and I are a part), convened by the @cnti.bsky.social has synthesised findings from 55 studies to evaluate how AI transcription & translation tools are impacting journalism
AI Transcription and Translation in Journalism
Working Group Briefing #2: November 2025
cnti.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Another thing I read recently: The AI and Journalism Research Working Group (of which my colleague @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social and I are a part), convened by the @cnti.bsky.social has synthesised findings from 55 studies to evaluate how AI transcription & translation tools are impacting journalism
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Difficult to grasp how the crisis of UK universites - largely caused by bad policy and bad management - is not treated as a massive national problem that requires government involvement to help solve the issue. Product of a discourse in which parties don‘t want to be seen as appealing to graduates?
Grim news and vacuous messaging from Essex: 200 academic posts (in unspecified subjects) to go this year & 200 professional staff posts in the next 2 years. Closure of Southend campus will be a blow regionally as well. The vision and ambition that saw Essex et al established is sorely needed now.
Essex to close Southend campus and cut 400 jobs
University says it has been forced into making ‘decisions we could have never previously imagined’ after steep drop in international student numbers
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Difficult to grasp how the crisis of UK universites - largely caused by bad policy and bad management - is not treated as a massive national problem that requires government involvement to help solve the issue. Product of a discourse in which parties don‘t want to be seen as appealing to graduates?
Interesting new report by colleagues at the LSE on children’s views and rights in the Global South on AI.
Source: buff.ly/1pmcqa0
Source: buff.ly/1pmcqa0
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Interesting new report by colleagues at the LSE on children’s views and rights in the Global South on AI.
Source: buff.ly/1pmcqa0
Source: buff.ly/1pmcqa0
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The man who inspired Australia's teen social media ban literally did this:
December 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The man who inspired Australia's teen social media ban literally did this:
Courtesy of the lovely people at the @oii.ox.ac.uk, @richardfletcher.bsky.social and I presented a summary of some of our findings on what people make of Generative AI and how they use it, including for news and information. Full talk here: buff.ly/1oToUac
What Does the Public Think of Generative AI (in the News)?
"What Does the Public Think of Generative AI (in the News)?" with Dr Felix Simon and Dr Richard Fletcher.
Discussions of AI frequently overlook what audiences actually make of the technology – and…
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December 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Courtesy of the lovely people at the @oii.ox.ac.uk, @richardfletcher.bsky.social and I presented a summary of some of our findings on what people make of Generative AI and how they use it, including for news and information. Full talk here: buff.ly/1oToUac
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🚨 Please send in your application by 10 December to be considered for this ESRC studentship in collaboration with @campaign-lab.bsky.social. Both home and international students are eligible for funding. Some advice on how to apply below 👇
🚨 We have a cool new ESRC PhD studentship opportunity on the topic of political persuasion for someone interested in campaigning, field experiments and/or computational methods @lsegovernment.bsky.social, in collaboration with
@campaign-lab.bsky.social. All info 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
@campaign-lab.bsky.social. All info 👇
www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse...
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Campaign Lab
LSE Collaborative Studentship with Campaign Lab
www.lse.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🚨 Please send in your application by 10 December to be considered for this ESRC studentship in collaboration with @campaign-lab.bsky.social. Both home and international students are eligible for funding. Some advice on how to apply below 👇