Moderation: Felix Simon (Oxford Internet Institute (OII))
News media in Quebec are generally cautious and discreet about their use of artificial intelligence for journalistic purposes. Although certain practices have been integrated into daily routines without controversy, executives and expert practitioners seem keen to avoid fuelling public mistrust and express reservations about the hype surrounding these new tools. Furthermore, AI adoption varies greatly depending on ownership, size and editorial mission of each media outlet. The results of a study commissioned by the Quebec government echo similar work recently conducted in other contexts and offer a unique perspective from a predominantly French-speaking subnational media subsystem.
Colette Brin is a Visiting Academic Associate, Green Templeton College and Visiting Fellow, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford.
Colette is a Professor at Université Laval’s Département d’information et de communication and Director of Centre d’études sur les médias, a nonprofit research unit founded in 1992. Her research and teaching focus on recent and ongoing changes in journalism, through policy and organizational initiatives, as well as citizens’ news practices. She coordinates the Canadian study for the Digital News Report with the Reuters Institute.
Colette is co-lead of the Arts, Media and Cultural Diversity Axis at OBVIA, an international responsible AI research network based in Quebec, and a member of several research teams in Quebec and Canada.
Felix Simon is a political communication researcher and Research Fellow in AI and Digital News at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
His research examines how AI and digital technologies are reshaping news production, power relations between media and technology companies, and democratic discourse.
A former journalist, he publishes widely in leading academic journals and regularly contributes to international media on technology, politics, and journalism.
He has advised governments and international organisations on AI, misinformation, and democracy, and has been recognised with several competitive grants and awards for his work.
