This panel, hosted at the Royal United Services Institute, discussed how emerging technologies, particularly AI, are reshaping the scale and impact of information threats.
They examined Westminster and Whitehall’s current approach (including the Online Safety Act) and evaluated the policy solutions most likely to preserve information integrity – from regulation to education, to AI detection tools.
The event featured expert insights from across journalism, academia, government, and regulatory bodies.
Speakers:
- Rich Preston, BBC News Anchor and World Affairs Reporter
- John Penrose MP, Former Minister
- Professor Sander van der Linden, Professor of Social Psychology in Society, University of Cambridge
- Clare Rewcastle Brown, Journalist.
The event was moderated by Thomas Barton, Founder & CEO to Polis Analysis