Preiskel & Co. is hosting an upcoming event in the Inner Temple, London on Thursday 5 February 2026 (5 – 8pm) on Artificial Intelligence and the Plurality of the Media.
This event will explore how Google is exploiting content discovery using its gatekeeper position and control of online search, and how AI Overviews, AI Mode and Discover are reshaping media plurality, cultural production, and ultimately the information ecosystems that underpin democracy.
Panel One: Stories from the frontlines will dive into the political, legal, and economic context shaping publishers’ current struggles. The panel will explain publishers’ traffic loss and the business impacts resulting from AI Overviews and other chatbots. The discussion will emphasise the effects on media plurality, content quality, and misinformation, and raise concerns regarding Google’s anticompetitive conduct in light of recent EU and UK enquiries.
Panel Two: AI paying for content? Policy and solutions will cover the UK public interest considerations and the Government’s current approach, and the future of payment for content. This panel will rely on debate about the possible ways forward including copyright levy systems and arbitration approaches.
This event aims to move beyond describing problems towards identifying practical legal and economic interventions, set against current developments in the EU and US.
We are excited to host The Lord Fox and Baroness Kidron as Chairs. Panellists include Chris Dicker from the Independent Publishers Alliance, Thomas Barlow from the Independent Media Association, Rosa Curling from Foxglove Legal, Tony Curzon-Price from Nesta, James Rosewell from Movement for an Open Web, Tim Cowen from Preiskel & Co, and The Lord Clement-Jones.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP using this link or emailing Preiskel’s admin team.
