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Hi! PARIS Meet Up! on AI & Fake News Detection

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 — 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Station F (Central Room), Paris

As part of the Hi! PARIS Initiatives, a series designed to build thematic working groups around major societal challenges, an upcoming Meet Up on “AI & Fake News Detection” will take place on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 6 PM, at STATION F (Central Room).

Artificial intelligence is changing the way false information is created, spread, and detected online. But behind that, there are still many open questions. How can we better identify coordinated influence campaigns? How do misleading arguments circulate on social platforms? What really works when it comes to detecting false or manipulative content? And how can research help public and private actors respond more effectively to these new information threats?

The next Hi! PARIS Meet Up will bring together researchers and practitioners for a cross-disciplinary discussion on misinformation, online influence, and the challenges they raise in the digital age.

Program
  • Doors open at 5:45 PM.
  • We’ll start at 6:00 PM with opening remarks.
  • Our invited speakers will then share short insights to set the stage.
  • The session will continue with a roundtable bringing together Hi! PARIS experts and industry voices, before opening the floor to an interactive Q&A with the audience. The evening will end with a networking cocktail.

Oana Goga

Research Director

Inria

Sacha Altay

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Zurich

Oana Balalau

Inria Starting Faculty Position

Inria & Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Jordan Ricker

Chief Operating Officer

Opsci.ai

Anne-Laure SELLIER

Moderator - Professor of Behavioral Science

HEC Paris

Speakers

Speakers include:

  • Oana Goga, Research Director (Inria)
  • Sacha Altay, Postdoctoral Research Fellow (University of Zurich)
  • Oana Balalau, Inria Starting Faculty Position (Inria & Institut Polytechnique de Paris)
  • Jordan Ricker, Chief Operating Officer (Opsci.ai)
  • The conversation will be moderated by Anne-Laure Sellier, Professor at HEC Paris and member of the Hi! PARIS Scientific Committee.

Together, they’ll explore how AI is changing the creation, spread, and detection of false information, going beyond surface-level discussions to address concrete challenges, emerging methods, and shared responsibilities.

This Meet Up aims to give participants a grounded, multi-angle view of disinformation in the digital age, and what it will take to build more robust, transparent, and trustworthy information ecosystems.