Felix M. Simon
@felixsimon.bsky.social
Research Fellow in AI and News, Reuters Institute, Oxford University | Research Associate & PhD, Oxford Internet Institute | AI, news, (mis)info, democracy | Affiliate Tow Center, CITAP | Media advisor | 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…)
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✨New working paper on the trade-offs involved in AI transparency in news 🤖📝
Based on a case study of the @financialtimes.com, Liz Lohn and I argue that transparency about AI in news is a spectrum, evolving with tech, commercial, professional & ethical considerations & audience attitudes.
Based on a case study of the @financialtimes.com, Liz Lohn and I argue that transparency about AI in news is a spectrum, evolving with tech, commercial, professional & ethical considerations & audience attitudes.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
✨New working paper on the trade-offs involved in AI transparency in news 🤖📝
Based on a case study of the @financialtimes.com, Liz Lohn and I argue that transparency about AI in news is a spectrum, evolving with tech, commercial, professional & ethical considerations & audience attitudes.
Based on a case study of the @financialtimes.com, Liz Lohn and I argue that transparency about AI in news is a spectrum, evolving with tech, commercial, professional & ethical considerations & audience attitudes.
✨New working paper on the trade-offs involved in AI transparency in news 🤖📝
Based on a case study of the @financialtimes.com, Liz Lohn and I argue that transparency about AI in news is a spectrum, evolving with tech, commercial, professional & ethical considerations & audience attitudes.
Based on a case study of the @financialtimes.com, Liz Lohn and I argue that transparency about AI in news is a spectrum, evolving with tech, commercial, professional & ethical considerations & audience attitudes.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
✨New working paper on the trade-offs involved in AI transparency in news 🤖📝
Based on a case study of the @financialtimes.com, Liz Lohn and I argue that transparency about AI in news is a spectrum, evolving with tech, commercial, professional & ethical considerations & audience attitudes.
Based on a case study of the @financialtimes.com, Liz Lohn and I argue that transparency about AI in news is a spectrum, evolving with tech, commercial, professional & ethical considerations & audience attitudes.
The answer is easy and it’s “No”
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The answer is easy and it’s “No”
Time to let the cat out of the bag that I’ve been elected to a Junior Research Fellowship at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, alongside my position at the Reuters Institute.
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Time to let the cat out of the bag that I’ve been elected to a Junior Research Fellowship at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, alongside my position at the Reuters Institute.
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This year’s call for applications for the Prize Post Doctoral Fellowships in Politics at Nuffield College is now live! It’s a fantastic opportunity for newly minted PhDs to spend three years in a wonderful academic environment:
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This year’s call for applications for the Prize Post Doctoral Fellowships in Politics at Nuffield College is now live! It’s a fantastic opportunity for newly minted PhDs to spend three years in a wonderful academic environment:
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
*tries not to make pun about the commenters going nuclear*
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
*tries not to make pun about the commenters going nuclear*
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Amid many a silly “free speech” panic, here is a genuinely chilling case …
Sheffield Hallam professor accuses the institution of negotiating “directly with a foreign intelligence service to trade my academic freedom for access to the Chinese student market”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sheffield Hallam professor accuses the institution of negotiating “directly with a foreign intelligence service to trade my academic freedom for access to the Chinese student market”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Amid many a silly “free speech” panic, here is a genuinely chilling case …
Sheffield Hallam professor accuses the institution of negotiating “directly with a foreign intelligence service to trade my academic freedom for access to the Chinese student market”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sheffield Hallam professor accuses the institution of negotiating “directly with a foreign intelligence service to trade my academic freedom for access to the Chinese student market”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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With the official prognosis giving one additional seat to PVV and one to FvD compared to the ext poll, the narrative should really not be that the Netherlands/Jetten has beaten the radical right. The far right bloc remains remarkably stable.
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
With the official prognosis giving one additional seat to PVV and one to FvD compared to the ext poll, the narrative should really not be that the Netherlands/Jetten has beaten the radical right. The far right bloc remains remarkably stable.
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Our new report provides a typology of news creators, based on analysis of 24 countries
The report, by Nic Newman, @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social, makes a distinction between those who focus on hard news and those touching news-adjacent topics
The report, by Nic Newman, @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social, makes a distinction between those who focus on hard news and those touching news-adjacent topics
October 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our new report provides a typology of news creators, based on analysis of 24 countries
The report, by Nic Newman, @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social, makes a distinction between those who focus on hard news and those touching news-adjacent topics
The report, by Nic Newman, @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social, makes a distinction between those who focus on hard news and those touching news-adjacent topics
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A thread worth reading. Nuanced assessment of a headline grabbing report.
The EBU just published a new report on how well consumer AI chatbots function as gateways to news by public service media – an interesting piece, but with some big problems in my view that make me question its usefulness.
buff.ly/X9ident
buff.ly/X9ident
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
New research coordinated by the EBU and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants routinely distort or misrepresent public service journalism.
www.ebu.ch
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A thread worth reading. Nuanced assessment of a headline grabbing report.
The EBU just published a new report on how well consumer AI chatbots function as gateways to news by public service media – an interesting piece, but with some big problems in my view that make me question its usefulness.
buff.ly/X9ident
buff.ly/X9ident
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
New research coordinated by the EBU and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants routinely distort or misrepresent public service journalism.
www.ebu.ch
October 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The EBU just published a new report on how well consumer AI chatbots function as gateways to news by public service media – an interesting piece, but with some big problems in my view that make me question its usefulness.
buff.ly/X9ident
buff.ly/X9ident
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The “videotisation” of everything? Interesting move by the NYT, especially amid changing consumption habits in younger cohorts.
Question is will this attract/keep more young folk & how much AI will be in the mix?
www.axios.com/2025/10/21/n...
Question is will this attract/keep more young folk & how much AI will be in the mix?
www.axios.com/2025/10/21/n...
NYT to debut new TikTok-like "Watch" tab in its app
It's part of a broader effort to bring all of its journalism across mediums into a single destination.
www.axios.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The “videotisation” of everything? Interesting move by the NYT, especially amid changing consumption habits in younger cohorts.
Question is will this attract/keep more young folk & how much AI will be in the mix?
www.axios.com/2025/10/21/n...
Question is will this attract/keep more young folk & how much AI will be in the mix?
www.axios.com/2025/10/21/n...
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If this happened at a steel plant there would be talk of government bail out to secure jobs
Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cuts-eq...
Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU
Proposed job losses almost triple since March as unions prepare to vote on nationwide industrial action
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
If this happened at a steel plant there would be talk of government bail out to secure jobs
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For younger people gen AI offers a very different news experience. Fews are using it for news right now, but it could grow in the coming years.
Full @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report by @felixsimon.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social and me.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/generative-a...
Full @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report by @felixsimon.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social and me.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/generative-a...
Generative AI and news report 2025: How people think about AI’s role in journalism and society
Our survey explores how people use generative AI in their everyday lives, what they think its impact will be on different areas of society, and what they think about its use in news and journalism spe...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
For younger people gen AI offers a very different news experience. Fews are using it for news right now, but it could grow in the coming years.
Full @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report by @felixsimon.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social and me.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/generative-a...
Full @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report by @felixsimon.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social and me.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/generative-a...
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Last week I posted a thread on how people are using generative AI - bsky.app/profile/rich...
This thread is on how people use gen AI for news, specifically.
Though getting information is emerging as the key use of gen AI, only 6%on average across 🇦🇷🇩🇰🇫🇷🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸 use it for news weekly, doubling since 2024.
This thread is on how people use gen AI for news, specifically.
Though getting information is emerging as the key use of gen AI, only 6%on average across 🇦🇷🇩🇰🇫🇷🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸 use it for news weekly, doubling since 2024.
October 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Last week I posted a thread on how people are using generative AI - bsky.app/profile/rich...
This thread is on how people use gen AI for news, specifically.
Though getting information is emerging as the key use of gen AI, only 6%on average across 🇦🇷🇩🇰🇫🇷🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸 use it for news weekly, doubling since 2024.
This thread is on how people use gen AI for news, specifically.
Though getting information is emerging as the key use of gen AI, only 6%on average across 🇦🇷🇩🇰🇫🇷🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸 use it for news weekly, doubling since 2024.
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New survey research from @felixsimon.bsky.social and colleagues at the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social explores how people in six countries are engaging with AI in everyday life. 👇
🚨✨ Publication alert: How do people in 6 countries (🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇦🇷 🇩🇰 🇯🇵 ) use AI 🤖 and think about it in the context of information, news, and institutions?
Our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social survey research (n ≈ 12,000) with @richardfletcher.bsky.social & @rasmuskleis.bsky.social explores this.
Our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social survey research (n ≈ 12,000) with @richardfletcher.bsky.social & @rasmuskleis.bsky.social explores this.
October 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
New survey research from @felixsimon.bsky.social and colleagues at the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social explores how people in six countries are engaging with AI in everyday life. 👇
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"The generative AI wave isn’t coming — it’s already here, and it’s reshaping how the public finds information." @felixsimon.bsky.social has written about our recent report, including rapid growth in how many (and how) people use generative AI to get information www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/peop...
People are using ChatGPT twice as much as they were last year. They’re still just as skeptical of AI in news.
"For news organizations, our findings are in some ways bitter medicine."
www.niemanlab.org
October 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"The generative AI wave isn’t coming — it’s already here, and it’s reshaping how the public finds information." @felixsimon.bsky.social has written about our recent report, including rapid growth in how many (and how) people use generative AI to get information www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/peop...
No time to read the long version of our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social research on use & views around GenAI, information, and news in 6 countries? Then read the summary, just out with @niemanlab.org.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/peop...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/peop...
People are using ChatGPT twice as much as they were last year. They’re still just as skeptical of AI in news.
"For news organizations, our findings are in some ways bitter medicine."
www.niemanlab.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
No time to read the long version of our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social research on use & views around GenAI, information, and news in 6 countries? Then read the summary, just out with @niemanlab.org.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/peop...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/peop...
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🚨✨ Publication alert: How do people in 6 countries (🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇦🇷 🇩🇰 🇯🇵 ) use AI 🤖 and think about it in the context of information, news, and institutions?
Our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social survey research (n ≈ 12,000) with @richardfletcher.bsky.social & @rasmuskleis.bsky.social explores this.
Our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social survey research (n ≈ 12,000) with @richardfletcher.bsky.social & @rasmuskleis.bsky.social explores this.
October 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨✨ Publication alert: How do people in 6 countries (🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇦🇷 🇩🇰 🇯🇵 ) use AI 🤖 and think about it in the context of information, news, and institutions?
Our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social survey research (n ≈ 12,000) with @richardfletcher.bsky.social & @rasmuskleis.bsky.social explores this.
Our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social survey research (n ≈ 12,000) with @richardfletcher.bsky.social & @rasmuskleis.bsky.social explores this.
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If you are interested in how this all varies by country (in some cases, it does), check out the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report, by @felixsimon.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social and myself.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/generative-a...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/generative-a...
Generative AI and news report 2025: How people think about AI’s role in journalism and society
Our survey explores how people use generative AI in their everyday lives, what they think its impact will be on different areas of society, and what they think about its use in news and journalism spe...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
October 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
If you are interested in how this all varies by country (in some cases, it does), check out the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report, by @felixsimon.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social and myself.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/generative-a...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/generative-a...
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Finally, some data on trust. It's difficult to interpret data on trust in gen AI systems at the moment because there is limited public awareness - with the exception of ChatGPT, 50% or more have not even heard of them.
October 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Finally, some data on trust. It's difficult to interpret data on trust in gen AI systems at the moment because there is limited public awareness - with the exception of ChatGPT, 50% or more have not even heard of them.
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No surprises that there's an age gap in the use of gen AI, with use more widespread among younger people.
But this only applies to standalone systems like ChatGPT. For AI embedded in other products, like Meta AI and Copilot, there's no age gap because the host product is used by people of all ages.
But this only applies to standalone systems like ChatGPT. For AI embedded in other products, like Meta AI and Copilot, there's no age gap because the host product is used by people of all ages.
October 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
No surprises that there's an age gap in the use of gen AI, with use more widespread among younger people.
But this only applies to standalone systems like ChatGPT. For AI embedded in other products, like Meta AI and Copilot, there's no age gap because the host product is used by people of all ages.
But this only applies to standalone systems like ChatGPT. For AI embedded in other products, like Meta AI and Copilot, there's no age gap because the host product is used by people of all ages.
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On the use of specific systems, ChatGPT is still the most widely used (22% weekly) - ahead of Gemini (11%), Meta AI (9%) and Copilot (6%).
Worth remembering that the public's use of a lot of the tools favoured by experts, like Claude and Perplexity, is still very marginal - 1% weekly.
Worth remembering that the public's use of a lot of the tools favoured by experts, like Claude and Perplexity, is still very marginal - 1% weekly.
October 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
On the use of specific systems, ChatGPT is still the most widely used (22% weekly) - ahead of Gemini (11%), Meta AI (9%) and Copilot (6%).
Worth remembering that the public's use of a lot of the tools favoured by experts, like Claude and Perplexity, is still very marginal - 1% weekly.
Worth remembering that the public's use of a lot of the tools favoured by experts, like Claude and Perplexity, is still very marginal - 1% weekly.
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A thread on how people's use of generative AI has changed in the last year - based on survey data from 6 countries (🇬🇧🇺🇸🇫🇷🇩🇰🇯🇵🇦🇷 ).
First, gen AI use has grown rapidly.
Most people have tried out gen AI at least once (61%), and 34% now use it on a weekly basis - roughly doubling from 18% a year ago.
First, gen AI use has grown rapidly.
Most people have tried out gen AI at least once (61%), and 34% now use it on a weekly basis - roughly doubling from 18% a year ago.
October 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
A thread on how people's use of generative AI has changed in the last year - based on survey data from 6 countries (🇬🇧🇺🇸🇫🇷🇩🇰🇯🇵🇦🇷 ).
First, gen AI use has grown rapidly.
Most people have tried out gen AI at least once (61%), and 34% now use it on a weekly basis - roughly doubling from 18% a year ago.
First, gen AI use has grown rapidly.
Most people have tried out gen AI at least once (61%), and 34% now use it on a weekly basis - roughly doubling from 18% a year ago.