Felix M. Simon
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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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"Every seller requires a buyer, and it’s unclear who would be willing to take the other side of any European fire sale of US assets."

www.ft.com/content/beea...
Could Europe really leverage its $12.6tn pile of US assets?
NIIPing an outlandish idea in the bud
www.ft.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:50 AM
It’s so useful
January 16, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Reposted by Felix M. Simon
The UK has some of the best social media and digital tech effects researchers in the world. I find it mind-boggling they haven’t been considered first.
January 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I wonder if someone like @richardfletcher.bsky.social might be able to answer this based on @reutersinstitute.bsky.social survey data for the UK.
January 14, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Partisanship is a helluva drug
January 14, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Hahaha
January 14, 2026 at 11:51 AM
@waqasejaz.bsky.social and colleagues
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 AM
This is not my field and maybe they would actually recommend something similar at this point, but their output isn’t mainly op-eds…
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 AM
And if you want an example of what Victoria sounds like, here is one of her podcasts: buff.ly/vdQhUfg
Trump and Zelenskyy tout progress on peace but ‘thorny’ issues remain
US president says progress was made towards ending the war after meeting Ukraine’s leader in Florida
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I haven't seen good evidence that this makes people stop believing everything they encounter (and I doubt it will), but we shouldn't ignore that it seems to be having a (small) effect).

Some of the research I cited from:

- buff.ly/bp0S8rS
- buff.ly/zE9Ve60
- buff.ly/a7ubs8Y
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
One additional point that didn't make it into the article but I think is worth noting is that this seems to be one instance of people becoming somewhat more sceptical of all media content they encounter, because they assume AI might have had a hand in it (or is wholesale responsible).
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
… (people listening to podcast because many like the fact that humans interact, not just the format of "audio-delivery") – and the challenges the use of AI brings with it in the journalistic context.
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The piece Victoria has written is well-worth a read and looks at what AI voices can enable on the journalistic front (personalised podcasts anyone) but also where they might fall short…
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Victoria hosts the FT's News Briefing podcast and once she put this issue to me over the phone I couldn't help but notice that I, too, see why some people thought she was AI: incredibly clear enunciation combined with her accent created something that many of the flagship AI voices resemble.
January 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM