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News and views from the TITAN project related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Socratic thinking, disinformation and fake news. View by scrolling or chose one of the categories below.


TITAN at Meet the Future of AI 2025: Supporting the European Democracy Shield
This year’s Meet the Future of AI conference on the 2nd December in Brussels brought together Europe’s leading voices in AI, media, democracy, and disinformation, united around a single theme: Support for the European Democracy Shield.

TITAN
Dec 9, 20253 min read


PRESS RELEASE: Award Winning Young Creators Bring Fresh Insight to the Fight Against Disinformation
An EU-supported event in Rome brought young creators, researchers, policymakers and citizens together to showcase how youth-led innovation, critical thinking, and ethical AI can strengthen society’s resilience against disinformation.

TITAN
Nov 20, 20253 min read


Announcing the Winners of the TITAN Critically Yours Design Challenge
Discover the innovative winners of the TITAN Critically Yours Design Challenge! Learn how these groundbreaking projects tackle disinformation head-on.

TITAN
Nov 17, 20253 min read


The EU Democracy Shield: What It Means for Europe, and Why Media Literacy Projects Like TITAN Matter More Than Ever
Europe is entering a period where information has become both a resource and a battleground. From foreign interference campaigns to AI-generated deepfakes, the challenges facing European democracies are no longer sporadic or peripheral, they are structural. Recognising this, the European Commission has introduced the European Democracy Shield, a comprehensive initiative intended to strengthen the EU’s democratic systems against manipulation, disinformation, and hybrid threats

TITAN
Nov 14, 20254 min read


Reflections on the EDMO Disinformation Report Findings Across 27 Member States
Front Cover of EDMO Report (source: EDMO ) In the course of our work at TITAN (designing and deploying an AI-powered Socratic coach to build citizens’ critical thinking skills) we have kept a close eye on the broader ecosystem of how Europe's democracies are responding to disinformation. The recent European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) report How is disinformation addressed in the Member States of the European Union? – 27 country cases provides a timely and important map

TITAN
Nov 14, 20253 min read


AI for Critical Thinking Webinar Now on YouTube
This one-hour webinar deep dive is essential viewing for AI developers, researchers, and policymakers interested in the intersection of LLMs, ethics, and digital literacy, and for anyone who believes the future of AI isn’t just about intelligence, but wisdom.

TITAN
Nov 10, 20252 min read


Join Thinking Through the Noise: Invitation to Final TITAN Conference on Information Integrity
You are warmly invited to Thinking Through the Noise: A Socratic Dialogue on Information Integrity, an open session bringing together professors, students, educators, innovators, designers, and citizens to explore how critical thinking, media literacy, and AI can help us navigate the growing complexity of the digital world.

TITAN
Oct 28, 20253 min read


PRESS RELEASE: AI and Democracy: TITAN's Policy Brief Calls For a New Standard in Trustworthy Technology
The EU-funded TITAN Project has released its final Policy Brief,
sending a strong message to policymakers, developers, and citizens: AI will shape the future of democracy, but only if we get ethics, law, and participation right.

TITAN
Oct 6, 20252 min read


New EDUbox on Critical Thinking Empowering Secondary Students in Flanders
We’re excited to share the official launch of the EDUbox “Kritisch Denken” (Critical Thinking), a new educational tool designed for secondary schools across Flanders. Developed by VRT in close collaboration with Artevelde Hogeschool and several other Flemish partners, this EDUbox draws on insights and methodologies developed during the TITAN project. It’s a practical step forward in promoting media literacy and critical engagement among young people, a timel

TITAN
Jun 30, 20252 min read


From Dialogue to Disinformation: Rethinking AI’s Role in Education and Trust
Something unusual is happening in classrooms and newsrooms alike, we’re starting to ask not just what AI can do, but how it should do...

TITAN
May 15, 20252 min read


TITAN at the MLEG Meeting Helping Advance AI for Media Literacy
This week in Brussels, we had the honor of participating in the Media Literacy Expert Group (MLEG) Meeting , an event dedicated to...

TITAN
Feb 15, 20252 min read


Explore Democracy, Disinformation, and TITAN's Vision for a Digital Future at MSCA's Lunchtime Conversation
Join MSCA's Lunchtime Conversation to explore democracy and its digital future. Discover TITAN's insights on democracy and countering disinf

TITAN
Jan 28, 20252 min read


Exploring TITAN's Architecture: From User Requirements to Innovative Features
Dive into how user requirements are shaping the cutting-edge features of TITAN's platform architecture

TITAN
Oct 10, 20244 min read


Aline Duelen from VUB Presents Paper on Socratic AI at ACM Conference on Interactive Media Experiences 2024
Explore the potential of Socratic AI in combating disinformation. Discover Aline Duelen's research paper first shown at the ACM IMX 2024 con

TITAN
Jun 20, 20241 min read


TITAN at the EDMO Annual Conference: Collaboratively Combating Disinformation
TITAN was presented at the EDMO annual conference focusing on tackling the growing problem of disinformation

TITAN
Jun 10, 20242 min read


Unveiling the Power of AI in Combating Disinformation: New Podcast About TITAN in Danish
Uncover the Danish perspective on combating disinformation with TITAN AI in a new podcast. Dive into the impact of misinformation and the ro

DBT
Apr 10, 20241 min read


CORDIS Article Featuring TITAN: Unravelling the Deepfake Dilemma with New White Paper
Uncover the tangled web of AI-driven disinformation with TITAN's groundbreaking white paper on Deepfake dilemma. Explore the CORDIS article

TITAN
Apr 3, 20242 min read


Join Titan in Debate Around Disinformation - An Algorithms Data and Democracy (ADD) Event, Copenhagen, 28 February
Uncover innovative strategies to combat Disinformation at the Algorithms Data and Democracy event in Copenhagen. Join Titan in the fight aga

DBT
Feb 16, 20242 min read


NEW White Paper: Exploring the Nexus of Generative AI and Disinformation
Check out our new white paper on challenges, advances and opportunities with using generative AI to combat disinformation

TITAN
Feb 16, 20242 min read


TITAN Invited to Present at Media Literacy Expert Group Meeting in Brussels
TITAN has been honoured with an invitation to present at the Media Literacy Expert Group Meeting scheduled for February 26th in Brussels....

TITAN
Feb 14, 20242 min read
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